14-letter words containing f, i, r, m, n
- non-conformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- non-uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
- nonconformists — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- noninformation — an absence or lack of information
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- office manager — employee in charge of office personnel
- on firm ground — in a safe situation
- opinion former — Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.
- overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- printing frame — a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- ramos gin fizz — a cocktail of gin, egg white, lime and lemon juice, sugar, and cream, shaken with ice and often topped with soda or seltzer.
- rastafarianism — a religious cult, originally of Jamaica, that regards Africa as the Promised Land, to which all true believers will someday return, and the late Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia, as the messiah.
- re-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- reconfirmation — the act of confirming.
- reformationist — someone who was part of the Reformation
- reinforcements — the act of reinforcing.
- rock formation — rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way
- runoff primary — (especially in the southern U.S.) a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality.
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- transformation — the act or process of transforming.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
- ultra-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- uniformitarian — supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology.
- uniformization — to bring into uniformity.
- union of burma — former official name of Burma.
- vacuum forming — a process in which a sheet of warmed thermoplastic is shaped by placing it in a mould and applying suction
- verbena family — the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak, verbena, and vervain.
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
- word formation — the formation of words, for example by adding prefixes or suffixes to roots