15-letter words containing f, e, r

offset printing — offset (def 6).
oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
old father time — time personified
olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
order of battle — the organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle.
order of canada — an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967
orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.
out of practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
over-confidence — too confident.
over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
paraffin series — methane series
parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
part of fortune — the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction.
passenger ferry — a ferry that carries passengers
passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
passport office — an office which issues passports
patellar reflex — knee jerk.
patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
perfect binding — a technique for binding books by a machine that cuts off the backs of the sections and glues the leaves to a cloth or paper backing.
perfect cadence — a cadence in which the tonic chord has its root in both bass and soprano.
perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
perfector press — a flatbed press for printing both sides of a sheet in one operation.
perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
performance art — a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.
performance car — a car that can go very fast and can increase its speed very quickly
performing arts — dance, drama, music
perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
perimeter fence — fence surrounding an area
person of color — the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
personal friend — a person who is a friend, rather than a colleague or acquaintance

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