14-letter words containing f, e, r, o, l
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
- hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
- horn of plenty — cornucopia.
- house of lords — the nonelective, upper house of the British Parliament, comprising the lords spiritual and lords temporal.
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
- inertial force — an imaginary force which an accelerated observer postulates so that he can use the equations appropriate to an inertial observer
- inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
- inflation rate — economy: price increase
- inflorescences — Plural form of inflorescence.
- infopreneurial — of or relating to the manufacture or sales of electronic office or factory equipment designed to distribute information
- infratentorial — (anatomy) refers to a location below the tentorium cerebelli.
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- jeffersonville — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- kekulé formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- leave for dead — to abandon
- left-of-center — holding liberal views in politics; left-wing.
- left-of-centre — Left-of-centre people or political parties support political ideas which are closer to socialism than to capitalism.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- long-forgotten — belonging to the past; no longer remembered
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lord of appeal — one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals
- lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
- man of letters — highly educated man
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
- non-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.