14-letter words containing f, i, c, o
- carrion flower — a liliaceous climbing plant, Smilax herbacea of E North America, whose small green flowers smell like decaying flesh
- catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
- central office — (communications) The place where telephone companies terminate customer lines and locate switching equipment to interconnect those lines with other networks.
- centrifugation — a being subjected to centrifugal action, esp. in a centrifuge
- certifications — Plural form of certification.
- change of life — The change of life is the menopause.
- chest of viols — a set of viols of different sizes, usually six in number, used in consorts
- chief of staff — The Chiefs of Staff are the most senior officers in each service of the armed forces.
- chief of state — the titular head of a nation, as a president or king.
- chlorosulfuric — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to chlorosulfuric acid or its derivatives.
- chopping knife — a knife for chopping meat, vegetables etc
- circumferentor — an instrument that measures the circumference of a tyre
- circumfixation — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- city of dundee — a council area in E Scotland. Pop: 143 090 (2003 est). Area: 65 sq km (25 sq miles)
- clarifications — Plural form of clarification.
- class conflict — conflict between different social or economic classes
- classification — A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
- classificatory — the act of classifying.
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- code of ethics — an agreement on ethical standards for a profession or business
- coercive force — a measure of the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material as expressed by the external magnetic field strength necessary to demagnetize it. Measured in amperes per metre
- coercive-force — the magnetic intensity needed to reduce to zero the magnetic flux density of a fully magnetized magnetic specimen or to demagnetize a magnet.
- coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
- coffee machine — a machine that makes coffee from ground coffee
- coffee morning — A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity.
- coffee service — a set of china consisting of coffee cups and saucers, a pot, milk jug, and sugar bowl
- combat fatigue — a psychoneurotic condition characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., often occurring after prolonged combat in warfare
- combining form — A combining form is a word that is used, or used with a particular meaning, only when joined to another word. For example, '-legged' as in 'four-legged' and '-fold' as in 'fivefold' are combining forms.
- come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
- comfort eating — the practice of eating to make oneself feel happier
- comfortability — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commission fee — a fee paid to auctioneers, salespeople, etc, for their services
- commitment fee — a charge made by a bank, in addition to interest, to make a loan available to a potential borrower
- community life — the life and activities of a community
- confabulations — Plural form of confabulation.
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- confessionally — in a confessional manner
- confidence man — A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- confidentially — Confidentially is used to say that what you are telling someone is a secret and should not be discussed with anyone else.
- configuraholic — (jargon) A luser who twiddles with computer settings until it no longer works and must be fixed by the system administror.
- configurations — Plural form of configuration.
- confirmability — the quality of being confirmable
- confirmational — providing proof or supporting evidence
- conflagrations — Plural form of conflagration.
- conformability — Conformableness.
- conformational — manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
- confrontations — Plural form of confrontation.
- coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
- conniption fit — Often, conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.
- conniption-fit — Often, conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.