15-letter words containing d, e, o, f, t
- 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)
- sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
- take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
- the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- the way forward — how to progress, what to do next
- the-city-of-god — Latin De Civitate Dei. a work in 22 books (a.d. 413–26) by St. Augustine of Hippo, expounding an early Christian view of society and history.
- thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
- three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
- to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- to sb's defence — If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- to sb's defense — If you come to someone's defense, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
- tower of london — a historic fortress in London, England: originally a royal palace, later a prison, now an arsenal and museum.
- transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
- trondheim fiord — an inlet of the North Sea, extending into N Norway. 80 miles (129 km) long.
- trondheim fjord — an inlet of the Norwegian Sea in Norway, and Norway's third longest fjord, near which is the port of Trondheim
- tufted titmouse — a gray titmouse, Parus bicolor, of the eastern and midwestern U.S., having a crested head.
- unaccounted for — If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them.
- unaccounted-for — not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.
- under your feet — If you say that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they are with you or near you, and are bothering you.
- waterfall model — (programming) A software life-cycle or product life-cycle model, described by W. W. Royce in 1970, in which development is supposed to proceed linearly through the phases of requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (validation), integration and maintenance. The Waterfall Model is considered old-fashioned or simplistic by proponents of object-oriented design which often uses the spiral model instead. Earlier phases are sometimes called "upstream" and later ones "downstream". Compare: iterative model.
- waterford glass — fine cut or gilded glass made in Waterford, Ireland, having a slight blue cast due to the presence of cobalt.
- well-formulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- widow's benefit — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a former weekly payment made to a widow
- winter flounder — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)