14-letter words containing p, r, o, f, a
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- space platform — space station.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- special forces — crack military team
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.