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15-letter words containing f, o, n, t, l

  • pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
  • platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
  • pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
  • present oneself — to appear, esp at a specific time and place
  • price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
  • professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
  • profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
  • pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
  • put oneself out — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
  • reality fiction — a satirical parody of a reality TV show
  • reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
  • retroreflection — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
  • run of the mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
  • run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
  • self perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
  • self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
  • self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-commitment — the act of committing.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-conception — self-concept.
  • self-consistent — consistent with oneself or itself.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
  • self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
  • self-definition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
  • self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
  • self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • self-exhibition — an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
  • self-exploiting — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-forgetting — self-forgetful.
  • self-generation — production or reproduction of something without the aid of an external agent; spontaneous generation.
  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
  • self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
  • self-immolation — voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
  • self-infliction — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
  • self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • self-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • self-ionization — to separate or change into ions.
  • self-laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
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