16-letter words containing o, f, h, a, n

founders' shares — shares awarded to the founders of a company and often granting special privileges
fourth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unlawful search and seizure of personal property.
francis joseph i — 1830–1916, emperor of Austria 1848–1916; king of Hungary 1867–1916.
frankfurt school — a school of thought, founded at the University of Frankfurt in 1923 by Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse and others, derived from Marxist, Freudian, and Hegelian theory
fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
fraunhofer lines — a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
french cameroons — Cameroun (def 2).
french indochina — an area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi.
french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
from one's heart — very sincerely or deeply
functional shift — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
gulf of honduras — an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
hare's-foot fern — a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.
harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
have no time for — not tolerate
hawthorne effect — a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration.
head normal form — (theory, reduction) (HNF) A term describing a lambda expression whose top level is either a variable, a data value, a built-in function applied to too few arguments, or a lambda abstraction whose body is not reducible. I.e. the top level is neither a redex nor a lambda abstraction with a reducible body. An expression in HNF may contain redexes in argument postions whereas a normal form may not. Compare Weak Head Normal Form.
heat of reaction — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a product is formed at constant pressure
heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
huffman encoding — Huffman coding
hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
john of damascus — Saint, a.d. c675–749, priest, theologian, and scholar of the Eastern Church, born in Damascus.
knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
man of the cloth — a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.
man of the house — the male head of a household.
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
man-of-the-earth — a morning glory, Ipomoea pandurata, of eastern North America, having white flowers and a very large, tuberous root.
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
matron of honour — a married woman serving as chief attendant to a bride
month of sundays — a long time
name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever

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