15-letter words containing a, f, o, n, s
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- declare oneself — to state strongly one's opinion
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- disaffectionate — not affectionate
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- efficaciousness — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- elephant's-foot — a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- explain oneself — to make clear what one means
- extensification — The process of making something (more) extensive.
- fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
- factor analysis — the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables.
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- familiarisation — Alternative spelling of familiarization.
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
- fashionableness — The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.
- fast-food chain — a chain of restaurants serving fast food
- fauntleroy suit — a formal outfit for a boy composed of a hip-length jacket and knee-length pants, often in black velvet, and a wide, lacy collar and cuffs, usually worn with a broad sash at the waist and sometimes a large, loose bow at the neck, popular in the late 19th century.
- feast or famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- feast-or-famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- feel one's oats — a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
- filling station — service station (def 1).
- finno-russo war — the war (1939–40) between Finland and the Soviet Union.