14-letter words containing o, n, f, i, r
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
- fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fidei defensor — Defender of the Faith: one of the titles of English sovereigns.
- fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
- field of honor — the scene of a battle or duel.
- fifth monarchy — the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
- fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
- fineness ratio — Aeronautics. the ratio of the length of a streamlined body, as a rocket or airplane hull, to its maximum diameter.
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
- finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
- finsteraarhorn — a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak of the Bernese Alps, 14,026 feet (4275 meters).
- first division — the half of a league comprising the teams having the best records at a particular time (opposed to second division).
- first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
- first position — a position of the feet in which the heels are back to back and the toes point out to the sides.
- fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
- flight control — the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
- flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
- floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
- floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
- floor covering — any material used to cover the floor of a room, such as a carpet or tiles
- floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
- floorcoverings — Plural form of floorcovering.
- flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
- flowering flax — a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.
- flowering moss — pyxie.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
- flying officer — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a pilot officer but junior to a flight lieutenant in the British and certain other air forces
- food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
- food rationing — the practice of having a fixed allowance of food, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- foraminiferans — Plural form of foraminiferan.
- foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
- forbidden city — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- forcible entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forehand drive — (in racket sports) a type of shot made on the forehand side
- foreign legion — a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state.
- foreign office — the department of a government that handles foreign affairs.
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- foreordination — previous ordination or appointment.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortifications — Plural form of fortification.
- fortified wine — a wine, as port or sherry, to which brandy has been added in order to arrest fermentation or to increase the alcoholic content.