21-letter words containing p, f

prefect of discipline — a senior master in a Jesuit school or college
professional services — (job) A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.
profit-sharing scheme — a scheme employing profit-sharing; a system in which a portion of the net profit of a business is distributed to its employees, usually in proportion to their wages or their length of service
program temporary fix — (programming) (PTF) (Colloquially: Probably This Fixes) An IBM sanctioned patch, often implemented using ZAP or SUPERZAP.
promoter of the faith — devil's advocate (def 2).
pseudo-cleft sentence — cleft sentence (def 2).
psychological warfare — the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent.
pull oneself together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
pull sth out of a hat — To pull something out of the hat means to do something unexpected which helps you to succeed, often when you are failing.
purple-fringed orchid — either of two orchids, Habenaria fimbriata or H. psycodes, of eastern North America, having a cluster of fragrant purple flowers with a fringed lip.
purple-fringed orchis — either of two North American orchids (Habenaria psycodes and H. fimbriata) with purple-fringed flowers
reinforcement therapy — a behavior modification technique in which appropriate behavior is strengthened through systematic reinforcement.
return from interrupt — (programming) (RTI) An instruction mnemonic on many computers including the 6502 and 6800. The variant "RETI" is found among former Zilog Z80 hackers (almost nobody programs these things in assembly code anymore). The Intel 80x86 equivalent is "IRET".
roll-on-roll-off ship — a cargo ship or ferry designed so that vehicles can be driven straight on and straight off
sales finance company — a finance company that purchases, at a discount, installment contracts from dealers or that finances retail sales.
saponification number — the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of a given ester, especially a glyceride.
scientific empiricism — the philosophy that there are no real differences between the sciences.
sing for one's supper — to obtain something by performing a service
single parent benefit — a form of government funded financial assistance paid to single parents
snap one's fingers at — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
south pacific current — an ocean current that flows E in the South Pacific Ocean parallel to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
spirits of turpentine — oil of turpentine.
split-finger fastball — a type of fastball that sinks abruptly as it nears home plate, thrown with the grip used for a forkball
split-screen facility — a facility allowing different scenes to be shown on screen at the same time
spotted alfalfa aphid — a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., especially west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.
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.
supplementary benefit — (formerly) an extra amount of money that is paid to someone by the government, in addition to their normal income. Replaced by income support in 1988
surface of projection — the surface upon which an image or a set of points is projected.
sweet spirit of nitre — ethyl nitrite spirit.
symphonie fantastique — a programmatic symphony (1830–31) in five movements by Hector Berlioz.
the acting profession — actors considered as a group
the apple of your eye — If you say that someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.
the cream of the crop — You can refer to the best people or things of a particular kind as the cream of the crop.
the end of one's rope — the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
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 slough of despond — a state of extreme despondency, depression or degradation
the supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's life
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.
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 play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.
to put you in mind of — If something puts you in mind of something else, it reminds you of it because it is similar to it or is associated with it.
to shoot from the hip — If you say that someone shoots from the hip or fires from the hip, you mean that they react to situations or give their opinion very quickly, without stopping to think.
topgallant forecastle — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; forecastle deck.
tripartite and fretty — (of a cross) having the limbs divided into three longitudinal strips each, intermingled in the manner of those in a cross parted and fretty.
whip-and-tongue graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and inserting a tongue in the scion into a slit in the stock.
wildlife photographer — someone that specializes in taking photographs of wild animals, especially in their natural habitats, and plants
window of opportunity — limited chance to do sth

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