15-letter words containing o, f, h, a
- man-of-war fish — a small, tropical fish, Nomeus gronovii, that lives among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war.
- matron of honor — a married woman acting as the principal attendant of the bride at a wedding.
- mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- 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.
- multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
- not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
- not the half of — only a small part of
- off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
- old father time — time personified
- 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/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.
- out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
- photoflood lamp — an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
- photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- phytoflagellate — any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.
- plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
- potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
- propeller shaft — a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- queen of heaven — a designation of the Virgin Mary.
- ray of sunshine — beam of sunlight
- research fellow — A research fellow is a member of an academic institution whose job is to do research.
- 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.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
- see the back of — to be rid of
- see the last of — to see for the last time
- self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
- shockwave flash — flash
- short of breath — If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath.
- shove-halfpenny — a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit.
- show one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- shut one's face — to be silent
- slashdot effect — a temporary surge in the numbers visiting a website and consequent service slowdown or even server crash that sometimes arises as a result of a new link being set up from a more popular website
- 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.
- soft-shell clam — an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell.
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
- software method — Software Methodology
- spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.