16-letter words containing f, o
- stationary front — a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.
- step out of line — to fail to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc
- stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
- stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
- street performer — busker or entertainer in a public place
- streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
- studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
- subjectification — to make subjective.
- sulfamethoxazole — an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.
- sulfanilyl group — the para form of the group C 6 H 6 NO 2 S–, derived from sulfanilic acid.
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- systems software — Computers. a collection of system programs for use with a particular computer system.
- tablets of stone — Stone is used in expressions such as set in stone and tablets of stone to suggest that an idea or rule is firm and fixed, and cannot be changed.
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take a page from — to follow the example of; imitate
- take for granted — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- terms of payment — The terms of payment of a sale state how and when an invoice is to be paid.
- terms of service — the contract for acceptable use of digital media as defined by the developer. Abbreviation: TOS, ToS.
- teutoburg forest — region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m)
- texture modifier — a substance that is added to food products to increase viscosity
- the best part of — most of
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
- the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
- the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
- the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
- the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
- the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
- the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
- the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
- think nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- throw for a loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- 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
- tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
- time out of mind — time immemorial (def 1).
- to (good) effect — You use effect in expressions such as to good effect and to no effect in order to indicate how successful or impressive an action is.
- to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
- to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
- to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
- to get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
- to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.