16-letter words containing h, o, f, e
- shoulder surfing — a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card
- sit on the fence — to be unable or unwilling to commit oneself
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- state of the art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
- state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
- streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
- sulfamethoxazole — an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- the best part of — most of
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
- the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
- 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 hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
- the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
- the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
- the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
- the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- 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.
- throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
- to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
- to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
- to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
- to let go of sth — If you let go of a feeling, attitude, or the control that you have over something, you accept that you should give it up or that it should no longer influence you.
- to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
- 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
- touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
- twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
- 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.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- way of all flesh — a novel (1903) by Samuel Butler.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- wipe off the map — to put out of existence
- 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.
- worth the effort — If you say that something is worth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it.
- 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.
- zone of leaching — A horizon.