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

state of affairs — situation
state of the art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
street performer — busker or entertainer in a public place
streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
systems software — Computers. a collection of system programs for use with a particular computer system.
take a page from — to follow the example of; imitate
take for granted — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
terms of payment — The terms of payment of a sale state how and when an invoice is to be paid.
terms of service — the contract for acceptable use of digital media as defined by the developer. Abbreviation: TOS, ToS.
teutoburg forest — region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m)
texture modifier — a substance that is added to food products to increase viscosity
the best part of — most of
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
throw oneself at — 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.
throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transfer station — a place where residential garbage and commercial wastes are compressed, baled, and loaded on vehicles for moving to disposal sites, as for landfill.
tread under foot — to oppress
treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
tropic of cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
way of the cross — stations of the cross.

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