18-letter words containing s, h, e, t, f

hippocratic facies — the sallow facial expression, with listless staring eyes, often regarded as denoting approaching death
home of the hirsel — Baron, title of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home. 1903–95, British Conservative statesman: he renounced his earldom to become prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1963–64); foreign secretary (1970–74)
house of delegates — the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
house of detention — a place maintained by the civil authorities for persons charged with a crime, and sometimes for witnesses, awaiting trial.
idylls of the king — a series of poems by Tennyson, based on Arthurian legend.
in the face of sth — If you take a particular action or attitude in the face of a problem or difficulty, you respond to that problem or difficulty in that way.
in the first place — firstly
in the grip of sth — If a person, group, or place is in the grip of something, they are being severely affected by it.
in the interest of — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
in the name of sth — If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing.
internet of things — a network of everyday devices, appliances, and other objects equipped with computer chips and sensors that can collect and transmit data through the Internet. Abbreviation: IoT.
kansas gay-feather — prairie button snakeroot.
king of the castle — most powerful figure
king of the forest — the oak tree.
king-of-the-salmon — a ribbonfish, Trachypterus altivelis, of northern parts of the Pacific Ocean.
lives of the poets — a collection (1779–81), by Samuel Johnson, of biographical and critical essays on 52 English poets.
logical shift left — logical shift
lord chief justice — the presiding judge of Britain's High Court of Justice, the superior court of record for both criminal and civil cases.
make a meal of sth — If you think someone is taking more time and energy to do something than is necessary, you can say that they are making a meal of it.
make short work of — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
metamorphic facies — Geology. a group of metamorphic rock units characterized by particular mineralogic associations.
methyl transferase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from one molecule to another.
microsoft exchange — (messaging) Microsoft's messaging and enterprise collaboration server. Exchange's primary role is as an electronic mail message store but it can also store calendars, task lists, contact details, and other data.
minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
negative cash flow — the situation when income is less than payments
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
none the worse for — not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
on the strength of — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
out of one's depth — a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
out of one's hands — no longer one's responsibility
par for the course — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
patron of the arts — someone who acts as a patron to or supports charities, organizations, and individuals that work in or concern the arts
phase-shift keying — (communications) (PSK) A digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing the phase of a carrier wave. The data can either determine the absolute phase relative to the unmodulated carrier or reference signal ("coherent phase-shift keying", CPSK) or the change in phase ("differential phase-shift keying", DPSK). The number of different phases used determines the amount of data that can be transmitted in each cycle. Each cycle can be considered to constitute one "symbol", e.g. with two possible phases, each cycle carries one bit. The more phases that are used, the less tollerant to noise the transmissions becomes. Alternatives to PSK are amplitude-shift keying (ASK) and frequency-shift keying (FSK).
resistance fighter — someone who fights (for freedom, etc) against an invader in an occupied country, or against their government, etc, often secretly or illegally
saint peter's fish — another name for tilapia, taken from a Bible story about Saint Peter catching a fish with a coin in its mouth
school certificate — (in England and Wales between 1917 and 1951 and currently in New Zealand) a certificate awarded to school pupils who pass a public examination: the equivalent of GCSE
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
self-extinguishing — to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle.
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

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