14-letter words containing i, n, t, h, e
- feel the pinch — If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
- field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
- finsteraarhorn — a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak of the Bernese Alps, 14,026 feet (4275 meters).
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
- flash smelting — a smelting process for sulphur-containing ores in which the dried and powdered ore, mixed with oxygen, is ignited on discharge from a nozzle, melts, and drops to the bottom of a settling chamber. Sulphur is released mainly in its solid form, thus reducing atmospheric pollution
- flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
- floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
- fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
- freight engine — a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
- galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
- genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- get funny with — to be impudent to
- get in the way — be an obstacle
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- given that sth — If you say given that something is the case, you mean taking that fact into account.
- go in the tank — to lose or fail badly or on purpose
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- grandfathering — Present participle of grandfather.
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
- greenwich time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
- haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
- haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- hair extension — attached length of hair
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.