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22-letter words containing o, f, h

  • a clean bill of health — If a doctor gives you a clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy.
  • a frog in one's throat — phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech
  • african horse sickness — a fatal infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys, which is transmitted by insect vectors. It is caused by an arbovirus and is characterized by pulmonary or cardiac signs
  • against the run of sth — If something happens against the run of play or against the run of events, it is different from what is generally happening in a game or situation.
  • alfred north whiteheadAlfred North, 1861–1947, English philosopher and mathematician, in the U.S. after 1924.
  • ali muhammad of shiraz — (the Bab; Ali Muhammad of Shiraz) 1819–50, a Persian religious leader: founder of Bābī.
  • at the top of the tree — in the highest position of a profession, etc
  • attachment of earnings — (in Britain) a court order requiring an employer to deduct amounts from an employee's wages to pay debts or honour financial obligations
  • axiom of comprehension — (logic)   An axiom schema of set theory which states: if P(x) is a property then {x : P} is a set. I.e. all the things with some property form a set. Acceptance of this axiom leads to Russell's Paradox which is why Zermelo set theory replaces it with a restricted form.
  • battle of the atlantic — the struggle for control of the sea routes around the United Kingdom during World War II, esp 1940–43
  • be brought to bed (of) — to give birth (to)
  • be of the opinion that — to believe that
  • be streets ahead of sb — If someone is streets ahead of you, they are much better at something than you are.
  • behaviour modification — the use of techniques to change someone's behaviour by reinforcing desired behaviour
  • black hole of calcutta — a small dungeon in which in 1756 the Nawab of Bengal reputedly confined 146 English prisoners, of whom only 23 survived
  • break (or keep) faith — to be disloyal (or loyal) to one's beliefs, principles, etc.
  • brush-footed butterfly — any of several butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, including the fritillaries, mourning cloaks, anglewings, and commas, characterized by reduced, nonfunctional forelegs.
  • buffered write-through — (memory management)   A variation of write-through where the cache uses a "write buffer" to hold data being written back to main memory. This frees the cache to service read requests while the write is taking place. There is usually only one stage of buffering so subsequent writes must wait until the first is complete. Most accesses are reads so buffered write-through is only useful for very slow main memory.
  • catch sight of someone — If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly.
  • chicago board of trade — a major exchange in the United States that deals in futures, notably of grains and metals. Abbreviation: CBT.
  • chief academic officer — an official in a university, college, or medical school who usually reports directly to the president, chancellor, rector, or vice chancellor
  • chip off the old block — a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
  • chlorotrifluoromethane — a colorless gas, CClF 3 , used chiefly as a refrigerant, in the hardening of metals, and in pharmaceutical processing.
  • church of the brethren — the official name of the church of the Dunkers.
  • cirrhosis of the liver — liver disease
  • city of brotherly love — Philadelphia, Pa. (used as a nickname).
  • cockles of one's heart — one's deepest feelings (esp in the phrase warm the cockles of one's heart)
  • come out of the closet — If someone comes out of the closet, they tell people that they are homosexual after having kept this a secret.
  • commissioner for oaths — a solicitor authorized to authenticate oaths on sworn statements
  • committee of the whole — (in the US) all the members of the House of Representatives, regarded as a committee
  • conservation of charge — the principle that the total charge of any isolated system is constant and independent of changes that take place within the system
  • covered with confusion — greatly embarrassed
  • curvature of the spine — a condition in which the spine is abnormally curved
  • fall prey to something — To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
  • fetal alcohol syndrome — a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy: considered as one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Abbreviation: FAS.
  • fifth earl of roseberyArchibald Philip Primrose [prim-rohz] /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ (Show IPA), 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.
  • first cab off the rank — the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
  • floating exchange rate — a system in which the value of a currency fluctuates against other currencies in accordance with market forces
  • flushed with something — very excited because of some success or triumph
  • foot-and-mouth disease — an acute, contagious, febrile disease of cattle, hogs, sheep, and other hoofed animals, caused by any of various rhinoviruses and characterized by vesicular eruptions in the mouth and about the hoofs, teats, and udder.
  • for a laugh/for laughs — If you do something for a laugh or for laughs, you do it as a joke or for fun.
  • fort benjamin harrison — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in central Indiana, NE of Indianapolis.
  • forth modification lab — (event)   (FORML) A Forth conference held every November on the West coast of the USA ().
  • four-hundred-day clock — a clock that needs to be wound once a year, having the works exposed under a glass dome and utilizing a torsion pendulum.
  • fresh out of something — If you are fresh out of something, you have recently used the last of it and have none left.
  • fringed with something — having a specified thing around the edge
  • from the horse's mouth — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
  • front of house manager — A front of house manager is responsible for the reception and reservations at a hotel.
  • get (or have) wind of — to get (or have) information or a hint concerning; hear (or know) of
  • give a person what for — to punish or reprimand a person severely

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