15-letter words containing f, o

off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
off the trolley — Describes the behaviour of a program that malfunctions and goes catatonic, but doesn't actually crash or abort. See glitch, bug, deep space.
office building — building containing offices
office politics — power play in the workplace
officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
official family — the executives or officials chiefly responsible for the operation of an organization or government.
official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
offset printing — offset (def 6).
oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
old father time — time personified
olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
olfactory tract — a long narrow triangular band of white tissue originating in the olfactory bulb and extending back to the point at which its fibres enter the base of the cerebrum
on a knife-edge — To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.
on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
one of the boys — If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
order of battle — the organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle.
order of canada — an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967
orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
organic farming — farming with organic methods
origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.
out of business — If a shop or company goes out of business or is put out of business, it has to stop trading because it is not making enough money.
out of practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
out of sight of — not in sight
out of the blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
out of the loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
out of the wood — clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
out of training — become unfit
outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
oval of cassini — the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant.
over-confidence — too confident.
over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally

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