14-letter words containing a, f, s, t
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- syntactic foam — any of several buoyant materials made up of tiny hollow spheres embedded in a surrounding plastic
- take sb's life — If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves.
- take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
- tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
- teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
- terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
- the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
- the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- thick and fast — If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
- traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- transfer agent — a person, bank, or trust company officially designated to act for a corporation in executing and recording the transfers of its stock from one legal owner to another.
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- transferential — of, relating to, or involving transference.
- transformation — the act or process of transforming.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
- transfusionist — a medical professional who transfuses blood into someone
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- transrectifier — a device, usually a vacuum tube, that provides transrectification.
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unfaithfulness — not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
- unsatisfaction — lack of satisfaction
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- unthankfulness — the quality or condition of being unthankful; lack of thankfulness; ungratefulness
- untransferable — not able to be transferred
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- venus' flytrap — a white-flowered swamp plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having sensitive leaves with two hinged blades that snap shut, often trapping insects
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- visceral cleft — branchial cleft.
- vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
- water softener — any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used in the purification of water for the laboratory, and for giving water more efficient sudsing ability with soap.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- west lafayette — a city in central Indiana: suburb of Lafayette.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- x short of a y — If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy.
- yosemite falls — a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 feet (770 meters).