15-letter words containing f, e, n, k
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- on a knife-edge — To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
- parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- redfin pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
- saw-edged knife — a knife with a serrated edge
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stiffneckedness — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- think little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- 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.
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- twist the knife — to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way
- under the knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
- work oneself up — become overwrought