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- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account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.