14-letter words containing i, n, f, e
- effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
- eigenfrequency — One of the natural resonant frequencies of a system.
- einstein shift — a small displacement towards the red in the spectra, caused by the interaction between the radiation and the gravitational field of a massive body, such as the sun
- electric fence — a fence with an electric current in it, typically used to keep cattle in a field
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- enforceability — The quality of being enforceable.
- engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
- english muffin — crumpet
- esterification — A reaction of an alcohol with an acid to produce an ester and water.
- fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
- facinorousness — the quality of being facinorous
- factitiousness — The quality of being factitious.
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- fairmindedness — Alt form fair-mindedness.
- fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
- fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
- false negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false relation — a harmonic clash that occurs when a note in one part sounds simultaneously with or immediately before or after its chromatically altered (sharpened or flattened) equivalent appearing in another part
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- false-negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
- family romance — a type of fantasy in which a person maintains that he or she is not the child of his or her real parents but of parents of a higher social class
- family viewing — television programmes that are suitable for both adults and children
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- fantail darter — a North American freshwater fish, Etheostoma flabellare, of the perch family.
- farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fashion design — the activity of designing fashionable clothes
- fashion editor — an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fashionmongers — Plural form of fashionmonger.
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- fathead minnow — a North American cyprinid fish, Pimephales promelas, having an enlarged, soft head.
- feather-veined — (of a leaf) having a series of veins branching from each side of the midrib toward the margin; pinnately veined.
- featherbedding — the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives.
- featherbrained — Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- feeblemindedly — Alt form feeble-mindedly.
- feed-in tariff — a payment above the market rate paid to a small-scale producer of renewable energy by a large energy provider
- feeding bottle — infant's feeding receptacle
- feeding frenzy — Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.
- feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
- feel the pinch — If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
- felicitousness — The state or condition of being felicitous.