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15-letter words containing f, e, a

  • streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
  • stress fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
  • strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
  • subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
  • sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
  • summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
  • sunflower state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
  • superficialness — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • surface grammar — grammar understood at the level of normal communication, rather than at the underlying level of 'deep' semantic and syntactic analysis
  • surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
  • surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
  • sylvian fissure — lateral fissure.
  • syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
  • take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • take it from me — You can say 'take it from me' to tell someone that you are absolutely sure that what you are saying is correct, and that they should believe you.
  • tar and feather — any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
  • tariff barriers — a barrier to trade between certain countries or geographical areas which takes the form of abnormally high taxes levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
  • tax certificate — a document issued to the purchaser of property sold for unpaid taxes attesting to the holder's right to eventual receipt of the title deed.
  • teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
  • telesales staff — the members of a company's staff that deal with telesales
  • tenant in chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
  • tenant-in-chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
  • thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
  • the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
  • the holy family — the infant Jesus, Mary, and St Joseph
  • the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • the reformation — the 16th-cent. religious movement that aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in establishing the Protestant churches
  • the rule of law — the principle that no one is above the law and that everyone must follow the law
  • the way forward — how to progress, what to do next
  • theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • theory of games — game theory.
  • three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
  • tibetan mastiff — a heavy well-built dog of a Tibetan breed with a long thick coat and a bushy tail carried curled over its back, often used as a guard dog
  • ticket of leave — (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
  • tiffany setting — a setting, as in a ring, in which the stone is held with prongs.
  • time after time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
  • to fly the flag — If you fly the flag, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
  • to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
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