16-letter words containing f, o, r, s
- the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
- the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
- to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
- to stand or fall — If an idea, claim, or attempt stands or falls on something, its truth or success depends on that thing.
- to stop short of — If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.
- tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
- transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- transfer station — a place where residential garbage and commercial wastes are compressed, baled, and loaded on vehicles for moving to disposal sites, as for landfill.
- transformational — the act or process of transforming.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- war of secession — American Civil War.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- windfall profits — Windfall profits are excessive profits with a non-business cause such as a natural disaster.
- windsor, duke of — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- woman of letters — a woman engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
- women's suffrage — right of adult females to vote
- word for windows — (text, tool, product) The version of Microsoft Word which runs under Microsoft Windows. Version 6.0.
- world federalism — federalism on a worldwide level.
- world federalist — a promoter or supporter of world federalism.
- writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty