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

nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off one's rocker — Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
off-by-one error — (programming) (Or "Obi-Wan error") An exceedingly common error induced in many ways, such as by starting at zero when you should have started at one or vice-versa, or by writing "< N" instead of "<= N" or vice-versa. Often confounded with fencepost error, which is properly a particular subtype of it. The term zeroth corrects the linguistic off-by-one error of, e.g., referring to the "1st" element of an array whose indexes start from zero.
off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
official referee — (in England) a circuit judge attached to the High Court who is empowered to try certain cases, esp where a detailed examination of accounts or other documents is involved
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the stroke of — punctually at
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
open-die forging — Open-die forging is a forging process in which the flow of metal is not kept completely in the die.
operating profit — the profit of a company, etc, after it deducts its operating costs or the costs necessary to conduct the business
order of service — a prescribed form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
parallel fortran — (language) (Pfortran) Extensions to Fortran by Ridgway Scott <[email protected]> of Houston University. Pfortran provides a shared memory SIMD model on message passing computers. It was under development in 1994.
paraprofessional — a person trained to assist a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or other professional, but not licensed to practice in the profession.
parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
peace conference — a conference where representatives of warring governments or countries sign a treaty to end conflict
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered.
perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
performance bond — contract bond.
performance test — a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
permafrost table — the variable surface constituting the upper limit of permafrost. Compare frostline (def 2).
person of colour — a person who is not White

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