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15-letter words containing f, e, d, o, r

  • refuse disposal — the act of disposing of rubbish and waste
  • repeat offender — A repeat offender is someone who commits the same sort of crime more than once.
  • reworked fossil — a fossil eroded from sediment and redeposited in younger sediment
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • ride for a fall — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
  • sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
  • say a few words — to give a brief speech
  • sb of few words — A person of few words says very little, especially about their opinions or feelings.
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • sherwood forest — an ancient royal forest in central England, chiefly in Nottinghamshire: the traditional haunt of Robin Hood.
  • sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • silver fluoride — a yellow or brownish, crystalline, water-soluble, hygroscopic solid, AgF, used chiefly as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
  • sodium fluoride — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.
  • software method — Software Methodology
  • sons of freedom — a Doukhobor sect, located largely in British Columbia: notorious for its acts of terrorism in opposition to the government in the 1950s and 1960s
  • stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
  • start of header — (character)   (SOH) mnemonic for ASCII 1.
  • strait of dover — a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
  • sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
  • summer flounder — a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina, valued as food.
  • sunflower seeds — the seeds of a sunflower, which can be eaten
  • superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
  • take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • 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.
  • 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 second form — the second year of secondary school
  • the way forward — how to progress, what to do next
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
  • to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
  • toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
  • tower of london — a historic fortress in London, England: originally a royal palace, later a prison, now an arsenal and museum.
  • transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
  • tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
  • trondheim fiord — an inlet of the North Sea, extending into N Norway. 80 miles (129 km) long.
  • trondheim fjord — an inlet of the Norwegian Sea in Norway, and Norway's third longest fjord, near which is the port of Trondheim
  • unaccounted for — If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them.
  • unaccounted-for — not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.
  • under sb's roof — If something happens under your roof, it happens in your home.
  • under your feet — If you say that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they are with you or near you, and are bothering you.
  • undress uniform — a uniform worn on other than formal occasions.
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