15-letter words containing a, l, f, o, n, s
- flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- flesh and blood — offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
- flirtatiousness — The quality of being flirtatious.
- floating island — a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- floating supply — the aggregate supply of ready-to-market goods or securities.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
- football season — annual period when soccer is played
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- functionalistic — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- go up in flames — be burned
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
- half-understood — partially understood
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- infants' school — kindergarten.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latino-faliscan — a group of early Italic languages, including Latin and Faliscan.
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- louis of nassau — 1538–74, a leader (1568–74) of the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain: died in battle
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- menomonee falls — a city in SE Wisconsin, NW of Milwaukee.
- milk of almonds — almond milk.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
- nation of islam — an organization composed chiefly of African Americans, advocating the teachings of Islam and originally favoring the separation of black and white racial groups in the United States: members are known as Black Muslims.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
- non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way