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14-letter words containing r, u, n, f, l

  • interinfluence — to influence reciprocally or mutually
  • jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
  • kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
  • kidney failure — loss of renal function
  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • 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.
  • long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
  • non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • out of control — wild, unrestrained
  • over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
  • penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • purposefulness — having a purpose.
  • quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
  • respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • roll of honour — A roll of honour is a list of the names of people who are admired or respected for something they have done, such as doing very well in a sport or exam.
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • rule of eleven — the rule that when a player leads his or her fourth-highest card in any suit its numerical value subtracted from eleven gives the number of higher cards of that suit held by the other players.
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • self-assurance — self-confidence.
  • self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
  • self-surrender — the surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • square oneself — to make amends for damage, a wrong, hurt, etc. done by oneself to another
  • sufferableness — the quality or condition of being sufferable
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sulfinyl group — the bivalent group >SO.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
  • 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.
  • turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
  • ultra-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • un-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • unartificially — in an unartificial manner
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