15-letter words containing f, i

nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
of mice and men — a novel (1937) and play (1938) by John Steinbeck.
of one's choice — The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
office building — building containing offices
office politics — power play in the workplace
officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
official family — the executives or officials chiefly responsible for the operation of an organization or government.
official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
offset printing — offset (def 6).
oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
old father time — time personified
on a knife-edge — To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
organic farming — farming with organic methods
origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.
out of business — If a shop or company goes out of business or is put out of business, it has to stop trading because it is not making enough money.
out of practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
out of sight of — not in sight
out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
out of training — become unfit
outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
oval of cassini — the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant.
over-confidence — too confident.
over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
pacific islands — a U.S. trust territory in the Pacific Ocean, comprising the Mariana, Marshall, and Caroline Islands: approved by the United Nations 1947; since 1976 constituents of the trusteeship have established or moved toward self-government. 717 sq. mi. (1857 sq. km).
pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
paraffin series — methane series
parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
passport office — an office which issues passports
patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
peace offensive — an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations.
perfect binding — a technique for binding books by a machine that cuts off the backs of the sections and glues the leaves to a cloth or paper backing.
perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
performing arts — dance, drama, music
perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
perimeter fence — fence surrounding an area

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