18-letter words containing o, f, t, h

scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
scruff of the neck — If someone takes you by the scruff of the neck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly.
see the last of sb — not encounter sb anymore
sell oneself short — If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should.
shatterproof glass — glass designed to resist shattering
shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
shoot from the hip — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
sit at the feet of — to be an admiring disciple of
sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
slip of the tongue — If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
smooth fox terrier — a breed of short-haired fox terrier with a mostly white, smooth coat.
sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
state of the union — A State of the Union speech or address is a speech, given once a year, in which the president of the United States talks about the current political issues that affect the country as a whole and about his plans for the year ahead.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
take the wraps off — to reveal
talk of the devil! — used when an absent person who has been the subject of conversation appears
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the better part of — a large part of
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the fourth of july — a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the mosque of omar — the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 ad by caliph 'Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
the worse for wear — If you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
throw oneself into — 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.
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
under the aegis of — guided or protected by

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