15-letter words containing t, h, e, r, f

hair of the dog — an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover
half-understood — partially understood
halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
have the ear of — to be in a position to influence
heart of hearts — the depths of one's conscience or emotions
heavenly father — a term used to address or refer to God
heterofullerene — (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom.
high-fibre diet — a diet which contains a lot of fibre, supposed to help keep your digestive system healthy
hit the buffers — to finish or be stopped, esp unexpectedly
hopeful monster — a hypothetical individual organism that, by means of a fortuitous macromutation permitting an adaptive shift to a new mode of life, becomes the founder of a new type of organism and a vehicle of macroevolution.
hour after hour — continuously for many hours
hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
hyperfemininity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
imperfect-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
in (the) future — You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
in fine feather — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
longshore drift — beach drift.
make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
make the effort — try
man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
mother-of-thyme — a branched, woody, prostrate plant, Thymus serpyllum, of the mint family, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, having wiry stems that root at the joints and small, purplish flowers.
nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
of the order of — having an approximately specified size or quantity
off the trolley — Describes the behaviour of a program that malfunctions and goes catatonic, but doesn't actually crash or abort. See glitch, bug, deep space.
old father time — time personified
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
press the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
propeller shaft — a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78

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