14-letter words containing f, i, r, e

from the first — From the first means ever since something started.
front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
frontierswoman — A woman living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
frontierswomen — Plural form of frontierswoman.
frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
fructificative — having the ability to yield or produce fruit.
function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
getting on for — Getting on for means the same as nearly.
give free rein — to allow considerable freedom; remove restraints
give it up for — If an audience is asked to give it up for a performer, they are being asked to applaud.
glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
grandfathering — Present participle of grandfather.
grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
grid reference — geographical co-ordinates
grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
group of eight — the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations
half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
hybrid warfare — a military strategy in which conventional warfare is integrated with tactics such as covert operations and cyberattacks
hyper-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
hyperefficient — more efficient than normal
hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
immersion foot — an abnormal condition of the foot caused by prolonged exposure to water, characterized by pathological changes in the skin, blood vessels, nerves, and muscles.
in full career — at full speed
in one's favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
indifferences' — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
indifferentism — systematic indifference.
indifferentist — An advocate of indifferentism.
indirect proof — an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
inertial force — an imaginary force which an accelerated observer postulates so that he can use the equations appropriate to an inertial observer
infection rate — the rate at which a disease is spread among people
inference rule — (logic) A procedure which combines known facts to produce ("infer") new facts. For example, given that 1. Socrates is a man and that 2. all men are motal, we can infer that Socrates is mortal. This uses the rule known as "modus ponens" which can be written in Boolean algebra as (A & A => B) => B (if proposition A is true, and A implies B, then B is true). Or given that, 1. Either Denis is programming or Denis is sad and 2. Denis is not sad, we can infer that Denis is programming. This rule can be written ((A OR B) & not B) => A (If either A is true or B is true (or both), and B is false, then A must be true). Compare syllogism.
inferior court — a court of limited jurisdiction
inferior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned below the receptacle of a flower, as in members of the iris family.
inferoanterior — below and in front.

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