14-letter words containing c, r, o, f, t
- 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.
- school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- 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.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- sorting office — postal
- 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.
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- 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
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- 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.
- tourist office — information centre for sightseers
- tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- 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
- 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.
- truth-function — a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- 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)
- water crowfoot — an aquatic buttercup; Ranunculus aquatilis
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).