0%

15-letter words containing f, i, n

  • field intensity — the vector sum of all forces exerted by a field on a unit mass, unit charge, unit magnetic pole, etc., at a given point within the field.
  • field of honour — the place or scene of a battle or duel, esp of jousting tournaments in medieval times
  • field of vision — the entire view encompassed by the eye when it is trained in any particular direction.
  • field woundwort — the plant Stachys arvensis
  • fifth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, providing chiefly that no person be required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case and that no person be subjected to a second trial for an offense for which he or she has been duly tried previously.
  • fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
  • fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
  • fight windmills — to fight imaginary evils or opponents
  • fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
  • fighting chance — a possibility of success following a struggle.
  • fighting french — Free French.
  • fighting spirit — courage and determination expressed in a willingness to fight or struggle
  • figurate number — a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure.
  • file management — the work of organizing and arranging files in a computer
  • filemaker, inc. — (company)   The company that distributes the FileMaker database. FileMaker, Inc. was previously known as Claris and was renamed after a restructuring in January 1998.
  • filling station — service station (def 1).
  • fillister plane — an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc
  • finance company — an institution engaged in such specialized forms of financing as purchasing accounts receivable, extending credit to retailers and manufacturers, discounting installment contracts, and granting loans with goods as security.
  • find one's feet — to become capable or confident, as in a new job
  • finders keepers — whoever finds something has the right to keep it
  • fine-tooth comb — a comb having narrow, closely set teeth.
  • finger alphabet — a series of shapes made by the fingers that indicate letters of an alphabet and can be used in fingerspelling for the deaf
  • finger painting — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
  • finger spelling — a method of communicating with or among deaf people in which different shapes made with the fingers represent different letters of the alphabet
  • finger-pointing — the imputation of blame or responsibility.
  • finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
  • finite automata — Finite State Machine
  • finno-russo war — the war (1939–40) between Finland and the Soviet Union.
  • fire department — the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire.
  • fire prevention — safety measures to decrease fire risk
  • fire resistance — the amount of resistance of a material or construction to fire.
  • fire water pond — A fire water pond is an area of water which is kept so it can be used if there is a fire.
  • fire-and-forget — used to describe a type of missile that, once fired, is able to guide itself to its target
  • fire-engine red — a very bright red color.
  • first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
  • first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
  • first intention — See under intention (def 5a).
  • first messenger — a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.
  • first principle — any axiom, law, or abstraction assumed and regarded as representing the highest possible degree of generalization.
  • first responder — a person who is certified to provide medical care in emergencies before more highly trained medical personnel arrive on the scene: a firefighter trained as a first responder.
  • first-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
  • fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
  • fishing village — a village in which fishing is the main industry
  • fission product — a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide
  • fission reactor — a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place
  • fissiparousness — The quality of being fissiparous.
  • fitness fanatic — someone who is obsessed with exercise and keeping himself or herself fit
  • fitness tracker — a wearable electronic device or a software application that monitors one's physical fitness and daily physical activity.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?