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

half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
heart of stone — lack of compassion
heat of fusion — the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
house of study — Beth Midrash.
ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
immersion foot — an abnormal condition of the foot caused by prolonged exposure to water, characterized by pathological changes in the skin, blood vessels, nerves, and muscles.
in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
in lieu of sth — If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
in/out of step — If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times.
infectiousness — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
infelicitously — In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate.
inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
inflectionless — Without inflection.
instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
king of beasts — the lion.
leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
let oneself go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
man of letters — highly educated man
managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
manifestations — An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, esp. a theory or an abstract idea.
master of arts — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.
maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
misinformative — to give false or misleading information to.
moment of sail — the product of a given area of sail, taken as the maximum safe area, and the vertical distance from the center of effort and the center of lateral resistance.
mosquito fleet — a group or fleet of PT boats or other small, armed boats.
mouths to feed — family members, dependents
moveable feast — a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year
new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
nine-to-fivers — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
non-infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
nonspecificity — The state or condition of being nonspecific.
of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of set purpose — with a specific end in view
of the essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.

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