12-letter words containing t, o, h, f
- 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.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 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.
- hold out for — to wait patiently or uncompromisingly for (the fulfilment of one's demands)
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- 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.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- night office — the office for matins.
- 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
- notch effect — the increase in stress in an area of a component near a crack, depression, etc, or a change in section, such as a sharp angle: can be enough to cause failure of the component although the calculated average stress may be quite safe
- 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.
- of o's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- 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 cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- off the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- 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 wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- off-the-cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- 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.