15-letter words containing f, e, r, t, d
- premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
- prevent defense — the defensive strategy of adding a defender to prevent completion of a long pass or other long gain.
- pro-confederate — united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
- purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
- redial facility — a means of dialling a number again by pressing a button
- refer to drawer — a request by a bank that the payee consult the drawer concerning a cheque payable by that bank (usually because the drawer has insufficient funds in his account), payment being suspended in the meantime
- refined fortran — (RF) Similar to Refined C. Research implementations only. "Refined Fortran: Another Sequential Language for Parallel Programming," H.G. Dietz et al, Proc 1986 Intl Conf Parallel Proc, pp.184-191.
- repeat offender — A repeat offender is someone who commits the same sort of crime more than once.
- retirement fund — A retirement fund is a special fund which people pay money into so that, when they retire from their job, they will receive money regularly as a pension.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
- rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
- seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
- self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
- self-interested — If you describe someone as self-interested, you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best for themselves rather than for other people.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-restricted — confined; limited.
- sherwood forest — an ancient royal forest in central England, chiefly in Nottinghamshire: the traditional haunt of Robin Hood.
- software method — Software Methodology
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- start of header — (character) (SOH) mnemonic for ASCII 1.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- strait of dover — a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
- sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- tar and feather — any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
- the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
- the first-named — something that is specified or named first
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- the way forward — how to progress, what to do next
- thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
- three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
- time difference — the difference in clock time between two or more different time zones
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
- tower of london — a historic fortress in London, England: originally a royal palace, later a prison, now an arsenal and museum.
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- trade reference — a reference in which one trader gives his opinion as to the creditworthiness of another trader in the same trade, esp to a supplier
- transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
- trondheim fiord — an inlet of the North Sea, extending into N Norway. 80 miles (129 km) long.
- trondheim fjord — an inlet of the Norwegian Sea in Norway, and Norway's third longest fjord, near which is the port of Trondheim
- turn a deaf ear — pretend not to hear
- unaccounted for — If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them.
- unaccounted-for — not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.