16-letter words containing f, e, t, l

take (to) flight — to run away; flee
take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
tequendama falls — a waterfall in central Colombia, on the Bogota River, SW of Bogota. 515 feet (157 meters) high.
thallium sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Tl 2 SO 4 , used chiefly as an insecticide and rodenticide.
the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the first family — a President's family
the gentle craft — fishing
the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
the silver ferns — the women's international netball team of New Zealand
the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
to let go of sth — If you let go of a feeling, attitude, or the control that you have over something, you accept that you should give it up or that it should no longer influence you.
to let off steam — If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.
to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
to play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transverse flute — the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
twin-lens reflex — See under reflex camera. Abbreviation: TLR.
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
undifferentiable — capable of being differentiated.
unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
vertical farming — a proposed system of growing crops in urban areas using specially designed skyscrapers
visual interface — (tool, text) (vi) /V-I/, /vi:/, *never* /siks/ A screen editor crufted together by Bill Joy for an early BSD release. vi became the de facto standard Unix editor and a nearly undisputed hacker favourite outside of MIT until the rise of Emacs after about 1984. It tends to frustrate new users no end, as it will neither take commands while expecting input text nor vice versa, and the default setup provides no indication of which mode the editor is in (one correspondent accordingly reports that he has often heard the editor's name pronounced /vi:l/). Nevertheless it is still widely used (about half the respondents in a 1991 Usenet poll preferred it), and even some Emacs fans resort to it as a mail editor and for small editing jobs (mainly because it starts up faster than the bulkier versions of Emacs). See holy wars.
waterleaf family — the plant family Hydrophyllaceae, characterized by usually hairy herbaceous plants having lobed, divided, or compound leaves, five-parted blue or white flowers, and capsular fruit, and including baby-blue-eyes, phacelia, and waterleaf.
way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
welfare benefits — financial assistance; social security payment
welfare payments — government benefits
well-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
west springfield — a city in SW Massachusetts, near Springfield.
wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
winchester rifle — a type of magazine rifle, first made in about 1866.
wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.

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