15-letter words containing f, e, s, t, o
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- legacy software — legacy system
- let yourself go — If you let yourself go, you relax and behave much more freely than usual.
- lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
- low pass filter — (electronics, graphics) A filter that attenuates high frequency components of a signal. In image processing, a low pass filter might be used to remove noise from an image.
- low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- make tracks for — to go or head towards
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- member of staff — an employee of a particular organization
- mess of pottage — a material gain involving the sacrifice of a higher value
- microsoft excel — (tool) A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
- nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- office politics — power play in the workplace
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- offset printing — offset (def 6).
- oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
- on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- one of the boys — If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
- out of business — If a shop or company goes out of business or is put out of business, it has to stop trading because it is not making enough money.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- passport office — an office which issues passports
- 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.