15-letter words containing h, o, f, e, i

inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
isle of sheppey — an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
isthmus of suez — a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal
legion of honor — a French order of distinction instituted in 1802 by Napoleon with membership being granted for meritorious civil or military services.
lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
lie of the land — the topography of the land
longshore drift — beach drift.
lord high fixer — [Primarily British, from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Lord High Executioner"] The person in an organisation who knows the most about some aspect of a system. See wizard.
make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
of one's choice — The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
old father time — time personified
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
ray of sunshine — beam of sunlight
religion of chi — /ki:/ [Case Western Reserve University] Yet another hackish parody religion (see also Church of the SubGenius, Discordianism). In the mid-70s, the canonical "Introduction to Programming" courses at CWRU were taught in ALGOL, and student exercises were punched on cards and run on a Univac 1108 system using a homebrew operating system named CHI. The religion had no doctrines and but one ritual: whenever the worshipper noted that a digital clock read 11:08, he or she would recite the phrase "It is 11:08; ABS, ALPHABETIC, ARCSIN, ARCCOS, ARCTAN." The last five words were the first five functions in the appropriate chapter of the ALGOL manual; note the special pronunciations /obz/ and /ark'sin/ rather than the more common /ahbz/ and /ark'si:n/. Using an alarm clock to warn of 11:08's arrival was considered harmful.
rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
ronne ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E.
rose of jericho — an Asian plant, Anastatica hierochuntica, of the mustard family, which, after drying and curling up, expands when moistened.
round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
run of the mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
run-of-the-mine — of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
self-exhibition — an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
six of the best — six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry

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