14-letter words containing f, o, r, e, t, p
- platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
- point of order — a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.
- post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prettification — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- profit squeeze — a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.
- profit-seeking — attempting to make a profit or financial gains
- proof positive — To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists.
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
- 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
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- route flapping — flapping router
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- 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.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.