16-letter words containing h, f

fort sam houston — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in San Antonio, Tex.
forward chaining — A data-driven technique used in constructing goals or reaching inferences derived from a set of facts. Forward chaining is the basis of production systems. Oppose backward chaining.
forward exchange — a foreign bill purchased at a stipulated price and payable at a future date.
forward-thinking — planning or tending to plan for the future; forward-looking.
founders' shares — shares awarded to the founders of a company and often granting special privileges
four-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
fourth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unlawful search and seizure of personal property.
fourth dimension — Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
franchise clause — a clause stipulating that the insured will be responsible for any loss not in excess of a stated amount, and the insurance company will be liable for full payment of the loss equaling or exceeding the amount up to the insured amount.
francis joseph i — 1830–1916, emperor of Austria 1848–1916; king of Hungary 1867–1916.
frankfurt school — a school of thought, founded at the University of Frankfurt in 1923 by Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse and others, derived from Marxist, Freudian, and Hegelian theory
franking machine — a machine that franks letters
fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
fraunhofer lines — a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
freight terminal — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
french cameroons — Cameroun (def 2).
french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
french directory — the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799
french ice cream — a type of ice cream in which an egg and cream mixture is cooked to a light custard before being frozen.
french indochina — an area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi.
french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
french telephone — handset (def 1).
freshly squeezed — You can describe juice that has been recently pressed out of fruit as freshly squeezed.
freshwater pearl — any of the small pearls produced especially by freshwater mussels.
friedrich engels — Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
friedrich wohler — Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1800–82, German chemist.
from one's heart — very sincerely or deeply
from the word go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
ft share indexes — any of a number of share indexes published by the Financial Times to reflect various aspects of stock exchange prices
full speed ahead — train: at top speed
full steam ahead — If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.
full to the brim — If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top.
functional shift — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
furniture polish — product: shines wood
garfield heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
geoffrey chaucer — Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.
glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
go with the turf — to be an unavoidable part of a particular situation or process
golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
good-for-nothing — worthless; of no use.
gulf of honduras — an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
half life period — Physics. the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
haptic interface — (interface, hardware) A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
hare's-foot fern — a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?