15-letter words containing t, e, r, h
- finger alphabet — a series of shapes made by the fingers that indicate letters of an alphabet and can be used in fingerspelling for the deaf
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
- flame-arc light — an arc light that uses flame carbons to colour the arc
- flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
- flight engineer — a member of an aircraft crew responsible for the mechanical systems, fueling, and servicing of the craft.
- flight recorder — an electronic device aboard an aircraft that automatically records some aspects of the aircraft's performance in flight.
- flight sergeant — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior in rank to a master aircrew
- floating charge — an unsecured charge on the assets of an enterprise that allows such assets to be used commercially until the enterprise ceases to operate or the creditor intervenes to demand collateral
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- for that matter — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- for the love of — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- for the present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- 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.
- force the issue — to compel decision on some matter
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
- foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- frederick north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- free atmosphere — the part of the atmosphere that lies above the frictional influence of the earth's surface.
- free throw lane — the rectangular area, 19 feet (5.7 meters) long and usually 12 or 16 feet (3.6 m or 4.8 meters) wide, extending from the end line behind each backboard to the foul line and along the sides of which players line up during a foul shot.
- free throw line — foul line (def 2).
- freedom fighter — a fighter for freedom, especially a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french overture — a short piece in three movements common in the 17th and 18th centuries
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- french vermouth — a dry aromatic white wine
- 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).
- from the get-go — If something happens or is true from the get-go, it happens or is true from the beginning of a process or activity.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gestalt therapy — holistic psychotherapy
- get it together — to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
- get outta here! — go away!
- get the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- get the picture — understand
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.