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15-letter words containing e, i, s, n

  • extensification — The process of making something (more) extensive.
  • extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
  • extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
  • extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
  • exteriorisation — Mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualised.
  • external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
  • externalisation — Alternative spelling of externalization.
  • extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
  • extraordinaries — things that exceed the usual order, kind, or method
  • extrinsicalness — Quality of being extrinsical.
  • fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
  • facile princeps — an obvious leader
  • fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
  • fair and square — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
  • fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
  • family business — company owned and run by a family
  • family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
  • fantasticalness — The state or condition of being fantastical.
  • fashionableness — The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.
  • fauntleroy suit — a formal outfit for a boy composed of a hip-length jacket and knee-length pants, often in black velvet, and a wide, lacy collar and cuffs, usually worn with a broad sash at the waist and sometimes a large, loose bow at the neck, popular in the late 19th century.
  • feast or famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
  • feast-or-famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
  • feeding grounds — the place where animals gather to find food
  • feelinglessness — Lack of feeling or emotion.
  • fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
  • field intensity — the vector sum of all forces exerted by a field on a unit mass, unit charge, unit magnetic pole, etc., at a given point within the field.
  • field of vision — the entire view encompassed by the eye when it is trained in any particular direction.
  • fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
  • fillister plane — an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc
  • find one's feet — to become capable or confident, as in a new job
  • finders keepers — whoever finds something has the right to keep it
  • finger spelling — a method of communicating with or among deaf people in which different shapes made with the fingers represent different letters of the alphabet
  • fire resistance — the amount of resistance of a material or construction to fire.
  • first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
  • first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
  • first intention — See under intention (def 5a).
  • first messenger — a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.
  • first principle — any axiom, law, or abstraction assumed and regarded as representing the highest possible degree of generalization.
  • first responder — a person who is certified to provide medical care in emergencies before more highly trained medical personnel arrive on the scene: a firefighter trained as a first responder.
  • first-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
  • fishing village — a village in which fishing is the main industry
  • fission reactor — a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place
  • fissiparousness — The quality of being fissiparous.
  • fitness fanatic — someone who is obsessed with exercise and keeping himself or herself fit
  • fitness tracker — a wearable electronic device or a software application that monitors one's physical fitness and daily physical activity.
  • fitness trainer — someone whose job is to improve other people's fitness
  • fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
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