14-letter words containing f, r, e, s, l
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- people's front — popular front.
- perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
- perfectibilist — (predominantly in relation to the Illuminati) a person who believes that a given thing, usually human nature, is perfectible
- personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
- platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
- play for keeps — to do something seriously and without showing any mercy
- pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
- potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- purposefulness — having a purpose.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- rafferty rules — no rules at all
- reflectionless — unable to reflect, not possessing a reflection
- reflectiveness — that reflects; reflecting.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- ross ice shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.
- rules of order — the rules by which a legislative or deliberative assembly governs its proceedings; parliamentary law.
- sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- self assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-addressed — addressed for return to the sender.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-appraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assurance — self-confidence.
- self-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- self-clearance — the act of clearing.
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
- self-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.