15-letter words containing n, a, f, t
- not a bit of it — You say not a bit of it to emphasize that something that you might expect to be the case is not the case.
- not care a fuck — not to care at all
- not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
- not the half of — only a small part of
- not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- 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.
- on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
- 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 thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- out of training — become unfit
- pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
- part of fortune — the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction.
- patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- perfect cadence — a cadence in which the tonic chord has its root in both bass and soprano.
- perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
- performance art — a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
- posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- preferentialism — the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries
- preferentialist — someone who believes in preferentialism
- prefix notation — (language) (Or "prefix syntax") One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in prefix notation the function precedes all its operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "(+ 1 2)". A few languages (e.g., lisp) have strictly prefix syntax, many more employ prefix notation in combination with infix notation. The opposite, postfix notation, is somewhat rarer.
- preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
- preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
- premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
- prenotification — notice that is given or served prior to a specific date; advance notice.
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
- pro-confederate — united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
- professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
- proper fraction — a fraction having the numerator less, or lower in degree, than the denominator.
- pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- quantifiability — (uncountable) The condition of being quantifiable.
- quantifications — Plural form of quantification.
- quarantine flag — a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.
- quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.