0%

15-letter words containing o, f, s, t, r

  • a small fortune — a very high price or cost
  • accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
  • act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
  • adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
  • after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
  • algebra of sets — a nonempty collection of sets having the property that the union of two sets of the collection is a set of the collection and the complement of each set of the collection is a set in the collection.
  • altar of repose — a pedestal or niche upon which the sacraments are preserved from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday.
  • anfractuosities — Plural form of anfractuosity.
  • anne of austria — 1601–66, wife of Louis XIII of France and daughter of Philip III of Spain: regent of France (1643–61) for her son Louis XIV
  • anti-conformist — a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • autofluorescent — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autofluorescence.
  • autotransformer — a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits
  • autotransfusion — a process in which a patient receives some of his or her own blood in a transfusion rather than a donor's blood
  • backup software — (tool, software)   Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • baptism of fire — If someone who has just begun a new job has a baptism of fire, they immediately have to cope with very many severe difficulties and obstacles.
  • beast of burden — A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things.
  • bedford heights — a town in N Ohio.
  • beef stroganoff — a dish of thin strips of beef cooked with onions, mushrooms, and seasonings, served in a sour-cream sauce
  • before the mast — as an apprentice seaman
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
  • bristol fashion — clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
  • brownfield site — a disused site envisaged for redevelopment
  • buffer solution — a solution to which a salt of a weak acid or base has been added
  • calcareous tufa — tufa
  • cast around for — If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it.
  • chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
  • city of bristol — a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel: a major port, trading with America, in the 17th and 18th centuries; the modern port consists chiefly of docks at Avonmouth and Portishead; noted for the Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by I. K. Brunel, 1834) over the Avon gorge; Bristol university (1909) and University of the West of England (1992). Pop: 420 556 (2001)
  • closed fracture — simple fracture.
  • comfort station — a public lavatory and rest room
  • comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
  • confectionaries — a candy; sweetmeat.
  • confectioneries — Plural form of confectionery.
  • confraternities — Plural form of confraternity.
  • continuous-form — of or relating to paper, blank forms, checks, etc., supplied in a folded stack or roll to a device, as a computer printer, generally with perforations between sheets for later separation and often with detachable punched edges used to advance the sheets through the device.
  • control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
  • coriolis effect — a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the Earth when observed from the Earth. The deflection is due to the Earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a pole
  • counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
  • counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
  • court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
  • court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
  • craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
  • crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
  • cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
  • crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.

On this page, we collect all 15-letter words with O-F-S-T-R. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 15-letter word that contains in O-F-S-T-R to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?