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14-letter words containing r, s, f

  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
  • honours of war — the honours granted by the victorious to the defeated, esp as of marching out with all arms and flags flying
  • house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
  • house of lords — the nonelective, upper house of the British Parliament, comprising the lords spiritual and lords temporal.
  • house of peers — former name of the Japanese House of Councilors.
  • hydrosulfurous — hyposulfurous.
  • ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
  • immersion foot — an abnormal condition of the foot caused by prolonged exposure to water, characterized by pathological changes in the skin, blood vessels, nerves, and muscles.
  • in one's favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • in sb's favour — If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
  • in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
  • indifferences' — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
  • indifferentism — systematic indifference.
  • indifferentist — An advocate of indifferentism.
  • inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
  • inflorescences — Plural form of inflorescence.
  • infralapsarian — a person who believes in infralapsarianism.
  • infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
  • inside forward — one of two attacking players whose usual position is between the center forward and one of the wings.
  • interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
  • isle of france — Île-de-France
  • isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
  • it's a feature — (jargon)   From the adage "It's not a bug, it's a feature." Used sarcastically to describe an unpleasant experience that you wish to gloss over.
  • jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
  • jeffersonville — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
  • kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
  • kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
  • karstification — the process of turning into karst
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
  • life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
  • life preserver — a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.
  • life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
  • lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
  • long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • lost for words — If someone is lost for words, they cannot think of anything to say, especially because they are very surprised by something.
  • lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
  • malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
  • man of letters — highly educated man
  • man of sorrows — a person alluded to by Isaiah (Isa. 53:3) and interpreted as being the Messiah
  • managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
  • mansard (roof) — a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • master of arts — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.
  • maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
  • mazar-e-sharif — a city in N Afghanistan, reputed burial place of the caliph Ali; trading, agricultural, and military centre. Pop: 254 000 (2005 est)
  • mazar-i-sharif — a city in N Afghanistan.
  • meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
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