17-letter words containing h, f

lady of the house — the female head of a household (usually preceded by the).
lady of the night — a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
lady-of-the-night — a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
lake of the woods — Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
law of the jungle — a system or mode of action in which the strongest survive, presumably as animals in nature or as human beings whose activity is not regulated by the laws or ethics of civilization.
law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
liberty of speech — freedom of speech.
lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
life and/or death — If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately.
life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
lord of the flies — a novel (1954) by William Golding.
low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
lower forty-eight — the forty-eight conterminous states of the United States
make hay (out) of — to turn (something) to one's advantage
make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
make sense of sth — When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
make something of — to find a use for
make the dust fly — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
make the worst of — to be pessimistic about
man enough to/for — If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
manna from heaven — Bible: food from heaven
manufactured home — a prefabricated house, assembled in modular sections.
mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
merchant of death — a company, nation, or person that sells military arms on the international market, usually to the highest bidder and without scruple or regard for political ramifications.
method of payment — cash, credit card, cheque, etc.
methyltransferase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from one molecule to another.
microfiche reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfiche
middle of nowhere — a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place
mill on the floss — a novel (1860) by George Eliot.
minion of the law — a policeman.
monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
month after month — every month
mother of vinegar — mother2 .
mount fairweather — a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)
neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
night after night — every night or for many successive nights
nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
northern studfish — See under studfish.
not the full quid — mentally subnormal
not think much of — be unimpressed by
of the old school — If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
on the front foot — at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
on the half shell — served raw, with seasonings, on a half shell
on the home front — domestically

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