15-letter words that end in f
- make a point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
- make capital of — to get advantage from
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- make mention of — allude to
- make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- member of staff — an employee of a particular organization
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not the half of — only a small part of
- not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
- of the order of — having an approximately specified size or quantity
- 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
- out of sight of — not in sight
- please yourself — You say 'please yourself' to indicate in a rather rude way that you do not mind or care whether the person you are talking to does a particular thing or not.
- present oneself — to appear, esp at a specific time and place
- profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
- relieve oneself — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- ronne ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E.
- see the back of — to be rid of
- see the last of — to see for the last time
- stand in awe of — to respect and fear
- take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- telesales staff — the members of a company's staff that deal with telesales
- tenant in chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
- tenant-in-chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
- the hell out of — Some people use the hell out of for emphasis after verbs such as 'scare', 'irritate', and 'beat'.
- thing-in-itself — reality as it is apart from experience; what remains to be postulated after space, time, and all the categories of the understanding are assigned to consciousness. Compare noumenon (def 3).
- think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- think little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- tibetan mastiff — a heavy well-built dog of a Tibetan breed with a long thick coat and a bushy tail carried curled over its back, often used as a guard dog
- time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
- to fall foul of — If you fall foul of someone or run foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them.
- to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- to hit the roof — If you hit the roof or go through the roof, you become very angry indeed, and usually show your anger by shouting at someone.
- unbosom oneself — to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
- under sb's roof — If something happens under your roof, it happens in your home.
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- well-thought-of — highly esteemed; of good reputation: a well-thought-of scholar; This new book is well-thought-of.