19-letter words containing f, r, o

straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
strait of gibraltar — a narrow strait between the S tip of Spain and the NW tip of Africa, linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic
stratford-upon-avon — town in S Warwickshire, England, on the Avon: birthplace & burial place of Shakespeare: pop. of county district (called Stratford-on-Avon) 106,000
strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
strike off the roll — to expel from membership
succession of crops — the continuous cultivation of a crop throughout a season by successive plantings or by the use of varieties with different rates of growth.
sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
tetralogy of fallot — a congenital malformation of the heart characterized by an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles, misplacement of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles instead of only the left ventricle, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.
the best of friends — If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
the end of the road — If a process or person has reached the end of the road, they are unable to progress any further.
the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the top of the tree — If you say that someone is at the top of the tree, you mean that they have reached the highest level in their career or profession.
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
to be off the radar — to no longer be noticed or important
to come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
to fight for breath — If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
to strut your stuff — If you strut your stuff, you act in a proud way and show off.
to tear a strip off — If you tear a strip off someone or if you tear them off a strip, you speak to them angrily and criticize them severely.
to the prejudice of — to the detriment of
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
transformationalism — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformationalist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
tricks of the trade — expert techniques
tropic of capricorn — Astronomy. the Goat, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Aquarius.
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
turn of the century — point when one century becomes another

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