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14-letter words containing c, r, a, f, t

  • saint francois — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing generally W to the St. Lawrence River. 165 miles (266 km) long.
  • sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
  • satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
  • schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
  • scotch furnace — ore hearth.
  • scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
  • self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
  • sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
  • slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
  • soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
  • space platform — space station.
  • staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
  • state of grace — grace (def 8d).
  • steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
  • stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • 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.
  • tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
  • tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
  • traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • 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
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
  • traffic-jammed — jam1 (def 16).
  • trafficability — the condition of soil or terrain with regard to its being traveled over, as by people, vehicles, or machinery.
  • transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
  • 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.
  • trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
  • truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
  • trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • unartificially — in an unartificial manner
  • uncertificated — a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
  • unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
  • unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
  • unmanufactured — (of a product, commodity, etc) not manufactured
  • unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
  • user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
  • 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)
  • villari effect — the change in magnetic induction that takes place in certain substances when subjected to longitudinal stress.
  • visceral cleft — branchial cleft.
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