20-letter words containing f, a, t, i, e, s

first-cause argument — an argument for the existence of God, asserting the necessity of an uncaused cause of all subsequent series of causes, on the assumption that an infinite regress is impossible.
five-a-side football — a version of soccer with five players in each team
five-star restaurant — a restaurant which has been given the top star-rating
fontainebleau school — a group of artists, many of them Italian and Flemish, who worked on the decorations of the palace of Fontainebleau in the 16th century.
for all one is worth — good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
for sb's delectation — If you do something for someone's delectation, you do it to give them enjoyment or pleasure.
forbidden transition — an electronic transition in an atom, molecule, etc, that is not permitted by electric dipole selection rules
fore-and-aft topsail — gaff topsail (def 1).
formative assessment — ongoing assessment of a pupil's educational development within a particular subject area
freight pass-through — a special allowance or discounted price given a bookseller or bookstore by a publishing house for paying the freight charge on a shipment of books ordered: so called because the shipping charge is passed on to the consumer by an increase in the suggested retail price for each book. Abbreviation: FPT.
fridtjof nansen land — Franz Josef Land.
friends of the earth — an organization of environmentalists and conservationists whose aim is to promote the sustainable use of the earth's resources
frosting on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
heat of condensation — the heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses to a liquid: equal to the heat of vaporization.
house of assignation — a brothel.
houses of parliament — In Britain, the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament.
hydrodesulfurization — desulfurization by catalytic agents of the sulfur-rich hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum or the like during cracking or hydrocracking.
in a class by itself — unique
in a state of nature — completely naked
in the nature of sth — If you say that one thing is in the nature of another, you mean that it is like the other thing.
infectious hepatitis — hepatitis A.
information builders — Distributors of LEVEL5 OBJECT. Telephone +1 800 969 INFO.
intestinal fortitude — courage; resoluteness; endurance; guts: to have intestinal fortitude.
islets of langerhans — biology: pancreatic cells
isochronous transfer — isochronous
joint life insurance — life insurance covering two or more persons, the benefits of which are paid after the first person dies.
joseph of arimathaea — a member of the Sanhedrin who placed the body of Jesus in the tomb. Matt. 27:57–60; Mark 15:43.
justice of the peace — a local public officer, usually having jurisdiction to try and determine minor civil and criminal cases and to hold preliminary examinations of persons accused of more serious crimes, and having authority to administer oaths, solemnize marriages, etc.
justifiable homicide — murder committed under extenuating circumstances
keep a straight face — look serious, avoid smiling
lafayette escadrille — a contingent of American aviators who in 1916 served as volunteers (Escadrille Américaine) in the French air force and in 1918 became the 103rd Pursuit Squadron of the U.S. Army.
last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
law of superposition — Geology. a basic law of geochronology, stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
life-support machine — A life-support machine is the equipment that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help.
like a dose of salts — very quickly indeed
like a ton of bricks — (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely
lower yosemite falls — a section of Yosemite Falls in central California, in the Yosemite National Park, that is 98 m (320 ft) high
make short shrift of — to dispose of quickly and unsympathetically
marquis de lafayette — Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier [ma-ree zhaw-zef pawl eev rawk zheel-ber dy maw-tyey] /maˈri ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilˈbɛr dü mɔˈtyeɪ/ (Show IPA), Marquis de. Also, La Fayette. 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830.
master of ceremonies — a person who directs the entertainment at a party, dinner, nightclub, radio or television broadcast, or the like, acting as host and introducing the speakers or performers. Abbreviation: M.C., MC.
mitral insufficiency — abnormal closure of the mitral valve resulting in regurgitation of blood into the atrium and leading to reduced heart function or heart failure.
modify a reservation — If you modify a reservation, you change a detail of a booking because someone who has booked a room has asked you to.
most general unifier — (logic) If U is the most general unifier of a set of expressions then any other unifier, V, can be expressed as V = UW, where W is another substitution. See also unification.
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
norwegian forest cat — a breed of long-haired cat with a long bushy tail and a long mane
occupation franchise — the right of a tenant to vote in national and local elections
official secrets act — law: legislation protecting state secret
olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
paper qualifications — qualifications gained through official examinations, etc, rather than through experience

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