15-letter words containing i, f, t, h
- is that a fact? — You say is that a fact? as a response to a statement which you find surprising, interesting, or unlikely.
- 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
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- keep faith with — If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
- kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
- least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
- leave the field — to back out of a competition, contest, etc
- left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- lie of the land — the topography of the land
- light flyweight — an amateur boxer weighing not more than 48 kg (106 pounds)
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- 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.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- 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.
- nitrochloroform — chloropicrin.
- not for nothing — If you say that it was not for nothing that something happened, you are emphasizing that there was a very good reason for it to happen.
- not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- 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.
- out of sight of — not in sight
- out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- point of honour — a circumstance, event, etc, that involves the defence of one's principles, social honour, etc
- primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- 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
- 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.
- saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
- schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.