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15-letter words containing f, e, a, s, i

  • caustic surface — a surface that envelopes the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
  • channel catfish — a food fish, Ictalurus punctatus, common in fresh waters throughout central U.S.
  • channel surfing — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
  • channel-surfing — Channel-surfing is the same as channel-hopping.
  • charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
  • charm offensive — If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them.
  • chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
  • cheval de frise — a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc.
  • cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
  • 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
  • circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
  • clare of assisi — Saint. 1194–1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug 11
  • combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
  • 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
  • confraternities — Plural form of confraternity.
  • coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
  • cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
  • diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
  • dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
  • disaffectionate — not affectionate
  • disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
  • disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
  • disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
  • disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
  • dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
  • distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • early saxifrage — an eastern North American plant, Saxifraga virginiensis, of the saxifrage family, having toothed basal leaves and branched clusters of small white flowers.
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