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15-letter words containing d, e, f, a, t, i

  • lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
  • medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
  • newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
  • noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
  • nonconfidential — not confidential
  • old father time — time personified
  • outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
  • overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
  • oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
  • pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
  • premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
  • redial facility — a means of dialling a number again by pressing a button
  • refined fortran — (RF) Similar to Refined C. Research implementations only. "Refined Fortran: Another Sequential Language for Parallel Programming," H.G. Dietz et al, Proc 1986 Intl Conf Parallel Proc, pp.184-191.
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-admittedly — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
  • self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
  • self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
  • self-infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
  • self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
  • sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
  • sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
  • stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
  • stand in awe of — to respect and fear
  • stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
  • strait of dover — a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
  • time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
  • to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
  • track and field — athletics events
  • track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
  • transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
  • unsatisfiedness — the state of being unsatisfied
  • white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
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