13-letter words containing i, r, e, f, a
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- office bearer — a person who holds an office, as in a society, company, club, etc; official
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olfactometric — Of or pertaining to olfactometry.
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- pacific grove — a city in W California, at S end of Monterey Bay.
- paper profits — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- peace officer — a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- pepper family — the plant family Piperaceae, characterized by tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having simple leaves, dense spikes of very small flowers, and fleshy, berrylike fruit, and including peperomia and peppers of the genus Piper.
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- power failure — electricity outage
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- preferability — more desirable.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- press of sail — as much sail as the wind or other conditions will permit a ship to carry.
- professoriate — a group of professors.
- proliferation — the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
- rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
- rat-tail file — a long, narrow file having a circular cross section.
- ratbite fever — either of two relapsing febrile diseases, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minor and transmitted by rats.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- reaffirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.