15-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e, f

half-understood — partially understood
help oneself to — to serve or provide oneself with (food, etc.)
heterofullerene — (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom.
high definition — a system for screen display of images that are sharper and more detailed than normal, having many more than the standard number of scanning lines per frame: Most TV shows are available in high definition. Abbreviation: HD. See also high-definition television.
high-definition — High-definition television or technology is a digital system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems.
hoffman estates — a city in NE Illinois.
hopeful monster — a hypothetical individual organism that, by means of a fortuitous macromutation permitting an adaptive shift to a new mode of life, becomes the founder of a new type of organism and a vehicle of macroevolution.
housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
in spite of sth — You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
in the event of — something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
in the hands of — under the control of
in the light of — in view of, given
in the midst of — amid, among
in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
in the teeth of — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
in the thick of — in the midst of: a fight, etc.
law of the mean — the theorem that for a function continuous on a closed interval and differentiable on the corresponding open interval, there is a point in the interval such that the difference in functional values at the endpoints is equal to the derivative evaluated at the particular point and multiplied by the difference in the endpoints.
lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
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.
make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
not the half of — only a small part of
on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
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.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
one of the boys — If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
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.
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-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.
shut one's face — to be silent
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.

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