15-letter words containing f, a, s, t, d
- 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.
- fit as a fiddle — a musical instrument of the viol family.
- fixed satellite — a satellite in a geostationary orbit
- flatbed scanner — a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.
- flight of ideas — a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic: a symptom of some mental illnesses, especially manic disorder.
- floating island — a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- floods of tears — If you say that someone was in floods of tears or in a flood of tears, you are emphasizing that they were crying with great intensity because they were very upset.
- fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
- fob destination — FOB destination is a shipping term indicating that ownership of goods passes at delivery to their destination, and the seller has total responsibility until then.
- forecastle deck — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; topgallant forecastle.
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- forest of arden — a region of N Warwickshire, part of a former forest: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- freshwater drum — an edible drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of the fresh waters of North and Central America, sometimes reaching a weight of 60 pounds (27 kg).
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- fundamentalness — The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance.
- gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- half-understood — partially understood
- halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- in the hands of — under the control of
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- interstratified — Stratified with two alternating types of strata.
- kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
- 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.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- saffron strands — the dried stigmas of the saffron, which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
- seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
- self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- 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-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
- self-infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.