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

have the ear of — to be in a position to influence
heart of hearts — the depths of one's conscience or emotions
help oneself to — to serve or provide oneself with (food, etc.)
heterofullerene — (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom.
high definition — a system for screen display of images that are sharper and more detailed than normal, having many more than the standard number of scanning lines per frame: Most TV shows are available in high definition. Abbreviation: HD. See also high-definition television.
high-definition — High-definition television or technology is a digital system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems.
hoffman estates — a city in NE Illinois.
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
housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
in spite of sth — You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
in the event of — something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
in the hands of — under the control of
in the light of — in view of, given
in the midst of — amid, among
in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
in the teeth of — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
in the thick of — in the midst of: a fight, etc.
isthmus of suez — a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal
law of the mean — the theorem that for a function continuous on a closed interval and differentiable on the corresponding open interval, there is a point in the interval such that the difference in functional values at the endpoints is equal to the derivative evaluated at the particular point and multiplied by the difference in the endpoints.
lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
lie of the land — the topography of the land
longshore drift — beach drift.
make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
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.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
not the half of — only a small part of
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.
oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
old father time — time personified
on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
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

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