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

  • of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
  • of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
  • on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
  • on the safe side — as a precaution
  • one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
  • rate of exchange — exchange rate.
  • saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
  • sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
  • self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
  • shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
  • soft in the head — stupid or foolish
  • soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • 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)
  • thomas jeffersonJoseph, 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.
  • top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
  • train of thought — sequence of ideas
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
  • 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.
  • zone of leaching — A horizon.
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