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

have a whale of a time — If you say that someone is having a whale of a time, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much.
have other fish to fry — have sth else to do
heat of solidification — the heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point as it solidifies: equal to the heat of fusion.
help a person off with — to assist a person in the removal of (clothes)
hereford and worcester — a county in W England. 1516 sq. mi. (3926 sq. km).
holy day of obligation — a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work.
hoof-and-mouth disease — foot-and-mouth disease.
horse of another color — an entirely different matter
host control interface — (hardware, wireless) (HCI) A network layer in the Bluetooth Core Protocol Stack, lying between the software and the hardware stacks and serving as the interface through which the software controls two of Bluetooth's four core protocols.
if push comes to shove — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
in anticipation of sth — If something is done in anticipation of an event, it is done because people believe that event is going to happen.
in on the ground floor — in at the beginning (of a business, etc.) and thus in an especially advantageous position
in the eye of the wind — directly against the wind
in the lap of the gods — If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.
in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
in/of the order of sth — You use in the order of or of the order of when mentioning an approximate figure.
information technology — the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. Abbreviation: IT.
islands of the blessed — lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death
isthmus of tehuantepec — the narrowest part of S Mexico, with the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec (an inlet of the Pacific) on the south coast
john vincent atanasoff — (person) John Vincent Atanasoff, 1903-10-04 - 1995-06-15. An American mathemetical physicist, and the inventor of the electronic digital computer. Between 1937 and 1942 he built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer with Clifford Berry, at the Iowa State University. Atanasoff was born on 1903-10-04 in Hamilton, New York. In 1925, he got a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. In 1926 he received a Master's degree in Maths from Iowa State University. He received a PhD as a theoretical physicist from the University of Wisconsin in 1930. While an associate professor of mathematics and physics at Iowa State University, Atanasoff began to envision a digital computational device, believing analogue devices to be too restrictive. Whilst working on his electronic digital computer, Atanasoff was introduced to a graduate student named Clifford Berry, who helped him build the computer. The first prototype of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer was demonstrated in December 1939. Although no patent was awarded for the new computer, in 1973 US District Judge Earl R. Larson declared Atanasoff the inventor of the digital computer (declaring the ENIAC patent invalid). Atanasoff was awarded the National Medal of Technology by US President Bush on 1990-11-13. He died following a stroke on 1995-06-15.
jump in with both feet — to enter into an activity or venture wholeheartedly
kinetic theory of heat — a theory that the temperature of a body is determined by the average kinetic energy of its particles and that an inflow of heat increases this energy.
land of the rising sun — Japan.
left-handed compliment — an ambiguous compliment
lesser spotted dogfish — a small spotted European shark, Scyliorhinus caniculus
let sth drop/fall/slip — If you let drop, let fall, or let slip information, you reveal it casually or by accident, during a conversation about something else.
like a bat out of hell — very fast
lund software house ab — (company) The company who produced Lund Simula. Address: Box 7056, S-22007 Lund, Sweden.
make a beeline for sth — If you make a beeline for a place, you go to it as quickly and directly as possible.
make a nonsense of sth — To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless.
meeting of (the) minds — an agreement
nonspecific urethritis — nongonococcal urethritis.
of the first magnitude — of the greatest importance
on (or off) the track — keeping to (or straying from) the subject, objective, or goal
on (or off) the wagon — no longer (or once again) drinking alcoholic liquors
on the crest of a wave — If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because things are going well for you.
on the part of someone — as far as someone is concerned
one's foot in the door — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
other side of the coin — a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
partnerships for peace — a subsidiary organization of NATO, comprising former Warsaw Pact countries that wish to be allied with NATO but have not been granted full NATO membership: established in 1994
phenolsulfonephthalein — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
play into the hands of — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
put the frighteners on — to intimidate
rejoice in the name of — If you say that a person or thing rejoices in the name of something, you mean that they have a silly or amusing name.
request for technology — (RFT) The process established by the OSF to get proposals for new standards.
sapir-whorf hypothesis — a theory developed by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf that states that the structure of a language determines or greatly influences the modes of thought and behavior characteristic of the culture in which it is spoken.
sb can whistle for sth — If you say that someone can whistle for a particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them.
second consonant shift — the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
see the light (of day) — to come into existence
self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention

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