15-letter words containing f, e, a, s, t, o
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- 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).
- passport office — an office which issues passports
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
- platform scales — a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
- pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- power breakfast — If business people have a power breakfast, they go to a restaurant early in the morning so that they can have a meeting while they eat breakfast.
- preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
- preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
- professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- propeller shaft — a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
- pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- reafforestation — replanting with trees
- respecification — the act of specifying.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
- rite of passage — Anthropology. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person's change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan.
- roaring forties — the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
- sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
- seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
- see the back of — to be rid of
- see the last of — to see for the last time
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- self-generation — production or reproduction of something without the aid of an external agent; spontaneous generation.
- self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
- self-immolation — voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
- 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-ionization — to separate or change into ions.
- self-laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.