14-letter words containing f, e, n, c, o
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- sorting office — postal
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- the chosen few — a small group who are treated better than other people
- thomson effect — the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
- to mend fences — If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
- un-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- unaffectionate — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- under color of — under the pretext or guise of
- under cover of — concealed
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- zeno of citium — c340–c265 b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Cyprus.