14-letter words containing f, l, o, p
- popcorn flower — a plant, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, of the borage family, native to the western U.S., having coiled clusters of small white flowers.
- 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.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- 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.
- purposefulness — having a purpose.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- route flapping — flapping router
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- 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-composure — calmness and self-possession
- 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-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- self-poisoning — illness due to the taking of poison
- self-possessed — having or showing control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composed; poised.
- self-professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-propelled — propelled by itself.
- self-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
- 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.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- space platform — space station.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- special forces — crack military team
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- 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.
- sulfuryl group — the bivalent group, SO 2 , derived from sulfuric acid.
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- 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