21-letter words containing p, i, f
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- 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
- with the exception of — except for, save
- writ of habeas corpus — law: petition for hearing
- xfree86 project, inc. — (operating system, graphics) A non-profit organisation that produces XFree86, a freely redistributable implementation of the X Window System that runs on Unix and Unix-like operating systems and OS/2. The XFree86 Project has traditionally focused on Intel x86 based platforms (hence the "86"), but the current release supports other platforms.