15-letter words containing s, a, f, e, h
- flight of ideas — a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic: a symptom of some mental illnesses, especially manic disorder.
- flight sergeant — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior in rank to a master aircrew
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- for the sake of — for the good of
- for their pains — You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- franz joseph ii — 1906–1989, prince of Liechtenstein 1938–89.
- free atmosphere — the part of the atmosphere that lies above the frictional influence of the earth's surface.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- french-speaking — able to speak French
- fresh-air fiend — a person who enjoys being outdoors or having good ventilation when indoors
- freshwater drum — an edible drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of the fresh waters of North and Central America, sometimes reaching a weight of 60 pounds (27 kg).
- friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- funny handshake — an elaborate handshake, indicating that someone belongs to a certain social group, etc
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- half-successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- half-understood — partially understood
- halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
- hausdorff space — a topological space in which each pair of points can be separated by two disjoint open sets containing the points.
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- health benefits — positive effects on health
- heart of hearts — the depths of one's conscience or emotions
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- hoffman estates — a city in NE Illinois.
- house of prayer — house of God.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
- in the hands of — under the control of
- in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
- infeasible path — dead code
- kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
- kaffeeklatsches — Plural form of kaffeeklatsch.
- knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
- least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
- make a hames of — to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
- 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.
- off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).