18-letter words containing h, e, m, o, f
- mop the floor with — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- much of a muchness — very similar
- nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
- oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
- old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
- quick off the mark — If you are quick off the mark, you are quick to understand or respond to something. If you are slow off the mark, you are slow to understand or respond to something.
- reach for the moon — to desire or attempt something unattainable or difficult to obtain
- self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- shoot from the hip — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
- smooth fox terrier — a breed of short-haired fox terrier with a mostly white, smooth coat.
- sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
- sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
- spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
- the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
- the mosque of omar — the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 ad by caliph 'Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque
- vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
- what has become of — If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
- white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
- woman of the house — lady of the house.
- woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
- writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement