15-letter words containing i, f, e, r
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in the center, and including the fig, mulberry, Osage orange, and rubber plant.
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- narcotrafficker — One who traffics in illegal narcotics.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- negative profit — a financial loss
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- nimble-fingered — able to move the fingers agilely, quickly, and neatly
- nitrogen fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
- nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
- node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- noninfringement — an absence or lack of infringement, esp of a patent
- noninterference — the policy or practice of refraining from interference, especially in political affairs.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- norfolk terrier — one of an English breed of small short-legged hunting terriers having a straight, wiry, red, black and tan, or grizzle coat, and dropped ears that distinguish it from the Norwich terrier.
- 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.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
- officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- offset printing — offset (def 6).
- oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
- old father time — time personified
- 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.
- one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
- orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
- 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 practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- over-confidence — too confident.
- over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
- paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin