13-letter words containing f, o, e, y
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
- oxygen effect — the increased sensitivity to radiation of living organisms, tissues, etc, when they are exposed in the presence of oxygen
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
- play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play the fool — behave in a silly way
- port of entry — port1 (def 3).
- proliferously — by proliferation
- reflectometry — the study or science of reflectometer usage and design
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- refractometry — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
- screwworm fly — the adult screwworm.
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
- self-employed — earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- send away for — order by post
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- state of play — current situation
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- superfluously — being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
- takeaway food — food which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforgettably — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
- unfortunately — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
- year of grace — a specified year of the Christian era: this year of grace; the year of grace 1982.
- yeoman farmer — a man who farmed his own land
- yorkshire fog — a common tufted grass, Holcus lanatus, having downy leaves and flower heads that are white or pink and branched, with spikelets carrying the flowers