15-letter words containing f, o, b, a
- nonflammability — The state or condition of being nonflammable.
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- not a bit of it — You say not a bit of it to emphasize that something that you might expect to be the case is not the case.
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- order of battle — the organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle.
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
- power breakfast — If business people have a power breakfast, they go to a restaurant early in the morning so that they can have a meeting while they eat breakfast.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- refectory table — a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
- see the back of — to be rid of
- self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- short of breath — If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath.
- snowball effect — a process of continuously accelerating change in size, importance, etc
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- unaffordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat