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14-letter words containing o, n, e, f, l

  • non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
  • nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
  • noninflammable — Not catching fire easily; not flammable.
  • noninfluential — Not influential.
  • nonmaleficence — A lack or absence of maleficence.
  • norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
  • one false move — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
  • one fell swoop — a single hasty action or occurrence
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
  • people's front — popular front.
  • personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
  • pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
  • popcorn flower — a plant, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, of the borage family, native to the western U.S., having coiled clusters of small white flowers.
  • potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
  • pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • purposefulness — having a purpose.
  • quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
  • reflectionless — unable to reflect, not possessing a reflection
  • relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
  • repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • rule of eleven — the rule that when a player leads his or her fourth-highest card in any suit its numerical value subtracted from eleven gives the number of higher cards of that suit held by the other players.
  • sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
  • sean o'faolain — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1900–91, Irish writer and teacher.
  • self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
  • self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
  • self-communion — (often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements. the elements of the Eucharist. the celebration of the Eucharist. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-condemned — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
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