14-letter words containing p, o, l
- expansion slot — (hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- exploitability — The state or condition of being exploitable.
- exploitatively — In an exploitative manner.
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- export licence — a document issued by a government granting permission to a company to export certain goods or services
- expose oneself — to display one's sexual organs in public
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- exposure value — the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
- expressionless — (of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.
- extracorporeal — Situated or occurring outside the body.
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- eyebrow pencil — make-up for eyebrows
- fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- family compact — any influential clique
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
- feel compelled — If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
- fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- file separator — (character) (FS) ASCII character 28.
- filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
- film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flashing point — flash point (def 1).
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- floating point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
- floating-point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
- 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.
- floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
- fluid coupling — Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- follow-up call — a telephone call made as a follow-up to a letter, fax, meeting, etc
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- foot patrolman — a policeman assigned to patrol a particular area on foot
- football pitch — ground where soccer is played
- football pools — If you do the football pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football matches.
- footplatewoman — a female footplate worker
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- fountain plant — Joseph's-coat.