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14-letter words containing f, i, o

  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • offering price — the price quoted when something is offered for sale, especially the price per share, as of an investment security or mutual fund being sold to the public.
  • office manager — employee in charge of office personnel
  • officers' mess — a place where officers eat or take recreation
  • officious will — a will by which the testator gives his or her property to the natural objects of such bounty, as the family.
  • oil of vitriol — sulfuric acid.
  • old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
  • old-field colt — catch-colt (def 2).
  • on firm ground — in a safe situation
  • openoffice.org — (project)   (OOo) The group that produces a free (GPL) cross-platform office suite that provides much of the same functionality as Microsoft Office including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and graphics. Each program can read and write both its own and Microsoft formats.
  • opinion former — Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.
  • opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
  • oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
  • order of merit — an order conferred on civilians and servicemen for eminence in any field
  • organ of corti — Anatomy, Zoology. a structure in the cochlea of a mammal, consisting of hair cells that serve as receptors for auditory stimuli.
  • out of fashion — no longer popular
  • out of spirits — sad; depressed
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • over-confident — too confident.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • over-fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
  • over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • overconfidence — too confident.
  • overfamiliarly — In an overfamiliar way.
  • overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
  • overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • parole officer — an official who supervises a prisoner who is on parole
  • parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
  • party official — an official of a political party
  • pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
  • peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
  • pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
  • perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • performability — the quality of being performable
  • petty official — a minor official in government, etc
  • phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
  • photofinishing — the act or occupation of developing films, printing photographs, etc.
  • piece of eight — peso (def 4).
  • pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
  • pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
  • pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
  • point of honor — an issue that affects one's honor, reputation, etc.: It was a point of honor with him to avenge any insult to his family.
  • point of order — a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.
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