14-letter words containing o, u, t, f, e, a
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- noninfluential — Not influential.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- out of the ark — very old; out of date
- out of the way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- out-of-the-way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
- rate of return — The rate of return on an investment is the amount of profit it makes, often shown as a percentage of the original investment.
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- route flapping — flapping router
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
- software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- store of value — the function of money that enables goods and services to be paid for a considerable time after they have been acquired
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- take it out of — to sap the energy or vitality of
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
- to make fun of — If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unaffectionate — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy