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

least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
left parenthesis — (character) "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
left-hand dagger — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
life after death — If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die.
life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
make the fur fly — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
man-of-the-earth — a morning glory, Ipomoea pandurata, of eastern North America, having white flowers and a very large, tuberous root.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the stroke of — punctually at
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
shaft horsepower — the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP.
sheffer's stroke — a function of two sentences, equivalent to the negation of their conjunction, and written p|q (p and q are both not true) where p,q, are the arguments: p|q is false only when p,q are both true. It is possible to construct all truth functions out of this one alone
shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
something fierce — desperately, intensely
state of the art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
sutherland falls — a waterfall in New Zealand, on SW South Island. 1904 feet (580 meters) high.
taft-hartley act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1947) that supersedes but continues most of the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and that, in addition, provides for an eighty-day injunction against strikes that endanger public health and safety and bans closed shops, featherbedding, secondary boycotts, jurisdictional strikes, and certain other union practices.
the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
the best part of — most of
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.

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