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14-letter words containing f, l, o, p, i

  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • performability — the quality of being performable
  • petty official — a minor official in government, etc
  • pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
  • police officer — any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • portrait flask — a glass flask of the 19th century having a portrait molded onto the side.
  • potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
  • potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
  • pouilly fuissé — a dry white Burgundy wine made from the chardonnay grape
  • pouilly-fuisse — a dry, white wine from Burgundy.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
  • public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-operative — automatic.
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-poisoning — illness due to the taking of poison
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • self-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • special forces — crack military team
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sulfinyl group — the bivalent group >SO.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
  • unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  • worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
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