15-letter words containing a, t, n, s, o, f
- half-understood — partially understood
- hoffman estates — a city in NE Illinois.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- in the hands of — under the control of
- in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
- 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.
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- 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.
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- 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.
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- 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.
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
- posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
- preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
- preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
- professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
- pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- quantifications — Plural form of quantification.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- reafforestation — replanting with trees
- respecification — the act of specifying.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- roaring forties — the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
- saffron strands — the dried stigmas of the saffron, which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.