19-letter words containing f, r, o, n, t
- under the banner of — If someone does something under the banner of a particular cause, idea, or belief, they do it saying that they support that cause, idea, or belief.
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- unit of measurement — physical quantity
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- want no part of sth — If you say that you want no part of something, you mean that you do not want to be involved in it at all.
- white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
- won't have a bar of — cannot tolerate; dislike
- wouldn't harm a fly — If you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle.
- writ of prohibition — a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.
- xenon tetrafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 4 , prepared by heating a gaseous mixture of fluorine and xenon.
- yellowtail flounder — a righteyed flounder, Limanda ferruginea, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, having a yellowish tail fin and rusty-red spots on the body: once commercially important, now greatly reduced in number.
- yeoman of the guard — a member of the bodyguard of the English sovereign, instituted in 1485, which now consists of 100 men, including officers, having purely ceremonial duties.
- yesterday afternoon — during the afternoon of the day preceding today