15-letter words containing f, r, o, n, t

not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
not before time — If you say not before time after a statement has been made about something that has been done, you are saying in an emphatic way that you think it should have been done sooner.
not care a fuck — not to care at all
not for nothing — If you say that it was not for nothing that something happened, you are emphasizing that there was a very good reason for it to happen.
nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
offset printing — offset (def 6).
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.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
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.
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 thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
out of training — become unfit
overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
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.
pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
part of fortune — the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction.
patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
performance art — a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.
performing arts — dance, drama, music
perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
point of honour — a circumstance, event, etc, that involves the defence of one's principles, social honour, etc
posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
prefix notation — (language) (Or "prefix syntax") One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in prefix notation the function precedes all its operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "(+ 1 2)". A few languages (e.g., lisp) have strictly prefix syntax, many more employ prefix notation in combination with infix notation. The opposite, postfix notation, is somewhat rarer.
preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
prenotification — notice that is given or served prior to a specific date; advance notice.
present oneself — to appear, esp at a specific time and place
preverification — the state of being verified.
price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
printing office — a shop or factory in which printing is done.
pro-confederate — united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
proper fraction — a fraction having the numerator less, or lower in degree, than the denominator.
proper function — eigenfunction.
purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
re-notification — a formal notifying or informing.

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