14-letter words containing s, n, i, f, h
- function shift — a change in the syntactic function of a word, as when the noun mushroom is used as an intransitive verb
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- heat of fusion — the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
- holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
- in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
- in lieu of sth — If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
- in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
- insightfulness — The state or condition of being insightful.
- instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- machine finish — a very smooth paper surface, created by a machine.
- midnight feast — a snack or many snacks eaten around midnight
- mischief night — Halloween or, in some areas, the night before Halloween, as an occasion for pranks and minor vandalism by young people.
- moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- out of fashion — no longer popular
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- photofinishing — the act or occupation of developing films, printing photographs, etc.
- porcupine fish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.