16-letter words containing h, a, f, t
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
- the first family — a President's family
- the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
- the gentle craft — fishing
- the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
- the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- throw for a loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- to play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
- top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- train of thought — sequence of ideas
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
- wipe off the map — to put out of existence
- with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
- within an ace of — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- your better half — If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with.