18-letter words containing f, e, n

statements of case — the formal written statements presented alternately by the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon
stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
stinking goosefoot — a European goosefoot with foul-smelling leaves
strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
sunflower seed oil — the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
terms of reference — Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
time of one's life — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
to find one's feet — If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
to save one's life — If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly.
to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
turn in on oneself — to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law.
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
uriniferous tubule — a urine-bearing tubule in a nephron of a kidney.
vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.

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