21-letter words containing f, e, l

pseudo-cleft sentence — cleft sentence (def 2).
psychological warfare — the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent.
pull oneself together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
purple-fringed orchid — either of two orchids, Habenaria fimbriata or H. psycodes, of eastern North America, having a cluster of fragrant purple flowers with a fringed lip.
purple-fringed orchis — either of two North American orchids (Habenaria psycodes and H. fimbriata) with purple-fringed flowers
reconnaissance flight — a flight made by an aircraft in order to obtain military information about a particular place
referential integrity — (database) A collection of properties which should be possessed by data in a relational database. For example, in a database of family members, if we enter A as a spouse of B, we should also enter B as a spouse of A. Similarly, if we remove one end of the relationship we should also remove the other.
safe in the knowledge — If you do something safe in the knowledge that something else is the case, you do the first thing confidently because you are sure of the second thing.
sales finance company — a finance company that purchases, at a discount, installment contracts from dealers or that finances retail sales.
scarlet monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
school of the soldier — an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age: The children are at school.
self-characterization — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
semantic differential — a technique for measuring the connotative meaning of concepts by having an individual rate each concept on a series of graduated scales, each scale defined by a pair of polar adjectives, as good–bad or strong–weak.
set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
single parent benefit — a form of government funded financial assistance paid to single parents
skeleton at the feast — a person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
split-finger fastball — a type of fastball that sinks abruptly as it nears home plate, thrown with the grip used for a forkball
split-screen facility — a facility allowing different scenes to be shown on screen at the same time
spotted alfalfa aphid — a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., especially west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.
statistical inference — the theory, methods, and practice of forming judgments about the parameters of a population, usually on the basis of random sampling
steer clear of sb/sth — If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
stem-and-leaf diagram — a histogram in which the data points falling within each class interval are listed in order
stockholder of record — a stockholder or his or her agent whose name is registered on the books of the issuing corporation at the close of a business day set for determining that stockholders shall receive dividends or vote on an issue.
supplementary benefit — (formerly) an extra amount of money that is paid to someone by the government, in addition to their normal income. Replaced by income support in 1988
surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
take one's (own) life — to commit suicide
territoire de belfort — a department of E France, now in Franche-Comté region: the only part of Alsace remaining to France after 1871. Capital: Belfort. Pop: 139 383 (2003 est). Area: 608 sq km (237 sq miles)
tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
the apple of your eye — If you say that someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.
the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
the battle of britain — from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain
the fall of the cards — the chance distribution of cards in a given deal
the flickertail state — a name for the state of North Dakota
the letter of the law — If you say that someone keeps to the letter of the law , you mean that they act according to what is actually written in the law, rather than according to the general principles of it, especially when you disapprove of this.
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the oldest profession — prostitution
the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
the san andreas fault — a geological fault in California
the slough of despond — a state of extreme despondency, depression or degradation
thermoelectric effect — the production of an electromotive force in a thermocouple.
to fall into the trap — If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible.
to feel obliged to do — to feel obligated to do
to fly in the face of — If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
to fly off the handle — If you fly off the handle, you suddenly and completely lose your temper.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.
to risk life and limb — If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.
topgallant forecastle — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; forecastle deck.

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