14-letter words containing f, e, n, d, r, l
- penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
- rank-and-filer — a member of the rank and file.
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-surrender — the surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause.
- siegfried line — a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- under color of — under the pretext or guise of
- underfulfilled — falling short of having achieved one's potential or desires
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- underqualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- undulant fever — brucellosis.
- user-definable — (of a facility on a computer) that can be defined or varied by the user
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- 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.
- well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- 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
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.