14-letter words containing f, a, r, p
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- rip-off artist — a person who steals, cheats or swindles
- route flapping — flapping router
- rufflette tape — a kind of heading tape for curtains
- runoff primary — (especially in the southern U.S.) a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality.
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- self-appraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- space platform — space station.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- special forces — crack military team
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- temperamentful — full of temperament
- the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- venus' flytrap — a white-flowered swamp plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having sensitive leaves with two hinged blades that snap shut, often trapping insects
- water purifier — a device that purifies water
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.