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

satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
scarlet monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
self-characterization — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
set the scene for sth — Something that sets the scene for a particular event creates the conditions in which the event is likely to happen.
set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
sieve of eratosthenes — a method of obtaining prime numbers by sifting out the composite numbers from the set of natural numbers so that only prime numbers remain.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
sing for one's supper — to obtain something by performing a service
snap one's fingers at — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
something for nothing — If you say that someone is getting something for nothing, you disapprove of the fact that they are getting what they want without doing or giving anything in return.
south pacific current — an ocean current that flows E in the South Pacific Ocean parallel to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
spirits of turpentine — oil of turpentine.
stare one in the face — to be glaringly obvious or imminent
stations of the cross — a series of 14 crosses, often accompanied by 14 pictures or carvings, arranged in order around the walls of a church, to commemorate 14 supposed stages in Christ's journey to Calvary
step-down transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with a decrease of voltage
sun protection factor — SPF.
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
surface of projection — the surface upon which an image or a set of points is projected.
surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
surface-to-underwater — (of a missile, message, etc.) traveling from the surface of the earth to a target underwater.
sweet spirit of nitre — ethyl nitrite spirit.
synchronized shifting — gear shifting in which the gears to be meshed are made to rotate at the same speed.
take one's finger out — stop delaying or procrastinating
teacher certification — official qualifications for educators
tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
the acting profession — actors considered as a group
the battle of britain — from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain
the birth of a nation — an American film (1915), directed by D. W. Griffith.
the break of day/dawn — The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
the end of one's rope — the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
the microsoft network — (networking) (MSN) Microsoft's ISP and online content service, launched in October 1996. Not to be confused with Microsoft Networking. MSN was originally based on custom software and protocols, however Microsoft saw the error of their ways and adopted Internet standards. MSN now provides standard WWW and email facilities, albeit with Microsoft's Internet Explorer web-browser and the Outlook Express email software. The service also provides "Community Services" including newsgroups, forums, and chat.
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the oldest profession — prostitution
the origin of species — (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.
the shipping forecast — a radio broadcast made by the BBC of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles
the stationery office — (in the UK) the company that supplies the civil service with all its office supplies, machinery, printing and binding, etc
theater of operations — the part of the theater of war, including a combat zone and a communications zone, that is engaged in military operations and their support.
tide-generating force — the difference between the force of gravity exerted by the moon or the sun on a particle of water in the ocean and that exerted on an equal mass of matter at the centre of the earth. The lunar tide-generating forces are about 2.2 times greater than are the solar ones
to cross your fingers — If you cross your fingers, you put one finger on top of another and hope for good luck. If you say that someone is keeping their fingers crossed, you mean they are hoping for good luck.
to fall into the trap — If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible.
to feather one's nest — If you say that someone is feathering their nest, you mean that they are getting a lot of money out of something, so that they can lead a comfortable life.
to have green fingers — If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to risk life and limb — If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.
to take your mind off — If something takes your mind off a problem or unpleasant situation, it helps you to forget about it for a while.
to think better of it — If you intend to do something and then think better of it, you decide not to do it because you realize it would not be sensible.
topgallant forecastle — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; forecastle deck.
traffic control tower — an elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport
transformational rule — Linguistics. a rule of transformational grammar that relates two phrase markers in the course of a derivation from the deep to the surface syntactic representation of a sentence, as by reordering, inserting, or deleting elements; a rule that converts deep structures into surface structures.

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