15-letter words containing f, a, s
- chief assistant — the most important or top-ranking assistant to an official
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- 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
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- clare of assisi — Saint. 1194–1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug 11
- classifications — Plural form of classification.
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- college of arms — any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc
- combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- comfort station — a public lavatory and rest room
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- confectionaries — a candy; sweetmeat.
- confessionalism — the belief that a religion, esp Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere
- confessionalist — an advocate of confessionalism
- conformableness — The state or quality of being conformable.
- confraternities — Plural form of confraternity.
- consonant shift — a change, or a set of connected changes, in the articulation of consonants in any language or family of languages
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
- cost of capital — The cost of capital is how much it costs to borrow money with interest or issue securities to raise money.
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- 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 arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
- 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.
- crestfallenness — the state of being crestfallen
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- cross of valour — the highest Canadian award for bravery
- 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
- deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- declare oneself — to state strongly one's opinion
- defect analysis — (programming) Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
- definite clause — (logic) A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- diallyl sulfide — allyl sulfide.