18-letter words containing f, r, o, u, d, e
- programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
- quarry-tiled floor — a floor covered with square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tiles
- reproduction proof — repro proof.
- return to the fold — come back home
- russian federation — a republic extending from E Europe to N and W Asia. 6,593,000 sq. mi. (17,076,000 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
- shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
- soldier of fortune — a person who independently seeks pleasure, wealth, etc., through adventurous exploits.
- sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
- squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
- sunflower seed oil — the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc
- tufted loosestrife — a primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by
- ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
- xenon hexafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 6 , that melts at 50°C to a yellow liquid, and boils at 75°C.