16-letter words containing f, r, a, t, s

farewell to arms — a novel (1929) by Ernest Hemingway.
farmington hills — a city in SE Michigan.
fashion industry — the industry that deals with the world of fashion
father christmas — Santa Claus.
father confessor — confessor (def 2).
father-surrogate — a male who replaces an absent father and becomes an object of attachment.
federal district — a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.
federal register — a bulletin, published daily by the U.S. federal government, containing the schedule of hearings before Congressional and federal agency committees, together with orders, proclamations, etc., released by the executive branch of the government.
federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
feira de santana — a city in BahÍa state, E Brazil.
feme-sole trader — a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.
fermat's theorem — the theorem that an integer raised to a prime power leaves the same remainder as the integer itself when divided by the prime.
ferrous sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
filterable virus — a virus particle small enough to pass through a filter of diatomaceous earth or porcelain, which will not pass bacteria: chiefly historical or an informal indicator of size, as synthetic membrane filters now permit passage of the smallest virus.
finance minister — a member of a government in charge of the financial affairs of a state etc
fingertip search — When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way.
fire regulations — rules intended to make sure that people and property stay safe in the event of a fire
first balkan war — Balkan War (def 1).
first derivative — the derivative of a function: Velocity is the first derivative of distance with respect to time.
first generation — 1. (architecture) first generation computer. 2. (language) first generation language.
first lieutenant — an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain.
first-aid worker — someone who is trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
first-generation — being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
fish or cut bait — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
fisherman's knot — a knot for joining two ropes of equal thickness consisting of an overhand knot or double overhand knot by each rope round the other, so that the two knots jam when pulled tight
flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
flabbergastingly — Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly.
flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
flat-bed scanner — a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.
flight simulator — a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.
floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
focused strategy — a business strategy in which an organization divests itself of all but its core activities, using the funds raised to enhance the distinctive abilities that give it an advantage over its rivals
for external use — If medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used only on the outside of your body, and not to be eaten or drunk.
for pete's sake! — an expression of frustration, exasperation or annoyance
forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
forefathers' day — the anniversary of the day (December 21, 1620, in Old Style December 11) on which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. Owing to an error in changing the date from the Old Style to the New, it is generally observed on December 22.
fort sam houston — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in San Antonio, Tex.
four-masted brig — jackass bark (def 2).
four-star petrol — petrol containing lead, formerly sold in the UK
francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
frankfurt school — a school of thought, founded at the University of Frankfurt in 1923 by Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse and others, derived from Marxist, Freudian, and Hegelian theory
fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
free association — the uncensored expression of the ideas, impressions, etc., passing through the mind of the analysand, a technique used to facilitate access to the unconscious.
freshwater pearl — any of the small pearls produced especially by freshwater mussels.
from one's heart — very sincerely or deeply
ft share indexes — any of a number of share indexes published by the Financial Times to reflect various aspects of stock exchange prices
fund supermarket — an online facility offering discounted investment opportunities and advice

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