15-letter words containing n, o, r, e, f

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
nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
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 be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
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.
not care a fuck — not to care at all
nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
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.
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 order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
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 the verge of — about to
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.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
order of canada — an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967
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.
over-confidence — too confident.
over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
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.
pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
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
perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
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.
performance car — a car that can go very fast and can increase its speed very quickly
performing arts — dance, drama, music
perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
person of color — the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
personal friend — a person who is a friend, rather than a colleague or acquaintance
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.
pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
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.
pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
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

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