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14-letter words containing f, e, r, o, t

  • superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
  • sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
  • take away from — detract
  • take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
  • teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
  • terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
  • the better off — those with more money
  • the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
  • the heretofore — the past
  • the home front — the civilian population
  • the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
  • the reverse of — emphatically not; not at all
  • theater of war — the entire area in which ground, sea, and air forces may become directly employed in war operations, including the theater of operations and the zone of interior.
  • theatre of war — the area of air, sea and land that is directly involved in war
  • theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
  • to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
  • to return fire — If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
  • torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
  • tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
  • tourist office — information centre for sightseers
  • tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
  • tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
  • transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
  • tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
  • truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
  • trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
  • turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
  • turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
  • turn of events — If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.
  • turn of phrase — expression, wording
  • unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
  • underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
  • vienna fortran — A data-parallel extension of Fortran 77 for distributed memory multiprocessors by Hans Zima <[email protected]>, Vienna University.
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • water crowfoot — an aquatic buttercup; Ranunculus aquatilis
  • water fountain — a drinking fountain, water cooler, or other apparatus supplying drinking water.
  • water softener — any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used in the purification of water for the laboratory, and for giving water more efficient sudsing ability with soap.
  • waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
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