15-letter words containing f, a, i, r, s
- cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- churchill falls — a waterfall in E Canada, in SW Labrador on the Churchill River: site of one of the largest hydroelectric power projects in the world. Height: 75 m (245 ft)
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- clare of assisi — Saint. 1194–1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug 11
- comfort station — a public lavatory and rest room
- confectionaries — a candy; sweetmeat.
- confraternities — Plural form of confraternity.
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
- creme de fraise — a liqueur flavored principally with strawberries.
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- current affairs — If you refer to current affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
- disulfuric acid — pyrosulfuric acid
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- early saxifrage — an eastern North American plant, Saxifraga virginiensis, of the saxifrage family, having toothed basal leaves and branched clusters of small white flowers.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- factor analysis — the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables.
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- fair and square — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- fairy footsteps — heavy footsteps
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- familiar spirit — a supernatural spirit often assuming animal form, supposed to attend and aid a witch, wizard, etc
- familiarisation — Alternative spelling of familiarization.
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
- 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.