14-letter words containing r, o, t, f, l
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- space platform — space station.
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- store of value — the function of money that enables goods and services to be paid for a considerable time after they have been acquired
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
- the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to run foul of — If you run foul of someone or fall foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them.
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
- 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
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
- well-fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- wriggle out of — evade: a duty
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.