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19-letter words containing f, e, n, p

  • spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
  • succession of crops — the continuous cultivation of a crop throughout a season by successive plantings or by the use of varieties with different rates of growth.
  • superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
  • superhigh frequency — any frequency between 3000 and 30,000 megahertz. Abbreviation: SHF.
  • teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
  • the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
  • to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
  • unlawful possession — possession of substances or items (such as drugs or guns) for which criminal sanctions exist because they may not be legally possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
  • upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
  • wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
  • war of independence — American Revolution.
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
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