12-letter words containing t, o, h, f, a
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- head for sth — If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).
- heart of oak — a brave person
- heavy-footed — clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired.
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- heterografts — Plural form of heterograft.
- hofmannsthal — Hugo von [hoo-goh fuh n] /ˈhu goʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.
- hohenstaufen — a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.
- housefathers — Plural form of housefather.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- not half bad — very good
- note of hand — promissory note.
- of all the x — You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said.
- off the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- off the pace — behind the leader; out of first place
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off the wall — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- off-the-face — (of a woman's hat) made without a brim.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- orthoformate — an ester of orthoformic acid.
- out of a hat — as if by magic
- out of phase — in an unsynchronized way
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of shape — person: unfit
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- safety touch — a two-point play