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14-letter words containing f, d, l, e

  • non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
  • non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
  • non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • old-field colt — catch-colt (def 2).
  • opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
  • over-fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
  • penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
  • penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
  • pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
  • play the field — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
  • potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
  • pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
  • rank-and-filer — a member of the rank and file.
  • 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.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • rules of order — the rules by which a legislative or deliberative assembly governs its proceedings; parliamentary law.
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
  • self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
  • self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
  • self-addressed — addressed for return to the sender.
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-condemned — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
  • self-confessed — openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc.: He's a self-confessed gambler.
  • self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-contented — contented with what one is or has
  • self-deceiving — subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self-deceiving person.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
  • self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
  • self-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
  • self-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
  • self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
  • self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
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