15-letter words containing f, a, i, l, e, t
- low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
- make capital of — to get advantage from
- medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- nonconfidential — not confidential
- noninflectional — not inflectional
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- old father time — time personified
- on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- platform ticket — a pass allowing a visitor to enter upon a railroad platform from which those not traveling are ordinarily excluded.
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- preferentialism — the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries
- preferentialist — someone who believes in preferentialism
- price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
- professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- quality of life — comfort and enjoyment in one's existence
- quality-of-life — affecting the quality of urban life: such quality-of-life crimes as fare-beating and graffiti writing.
- quarantine flag — a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.
- quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- reality fiction — a satirical parody of a reality TV show
- redial facility — a means of dialling a number again by pressing a button
- reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- refugee capital — money from abroad invested, esp for a short term, in the country offering the highest interest rate
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- 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-afflicting — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- self-analytical — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.