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

first world war — World War I.
first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
florida current — the part of the Gulf Stream which extends from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras.
fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
formation dance — any dance in which a number of couples form a certain arrangement, such as two facing lines or a circle, and perform a series of figures within or based on that arrangement
formation fluid — Formation fluid is fluid in the pores (=tiny holes) of a rock.
founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
free-tailed bat — any of various small, swift, insect-eating bats of the family Molossidae, common in warm climates, having thick, leathery ears and a tail that projects well beyond the tail membrane.
friend at court — a friend in a position of influence or power who may advance one's interests, especially a helpful person who is close to someone in authority.
fringed gentian — a plant of the genus Gentianopsis (or Gentiana), especially G. crinita, having a tubular blue corolla with four fringed petals.
golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
grade inflation — the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school's academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.
graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
hair of the dog — an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover
holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
inflation rider — An inflation rider is a rider that can be added to a long-term care insurance plan that adjusts the benefits over time to allow for inflation.
interstratified — Stratified with two alternating types of strata.
irvine dataflow — (language) (Always called "Id") A non-strict, single assignment language and incremental compiler developed by Arvind and Gostelow and used on MIT's Tagged-Token Dataflow Architecture and planned to be used on Motorola's Monsoon. See also Id Nouveau.
kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
lift-drag ratio — the ratio of the lift to the drag of an airfoil.
medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
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.
profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
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-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
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
straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
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 first-named — something that is specified or named first
three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
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.

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