0%

14-letter words containing s, a, n, r, f, e

  • francis xavierSaint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
  • francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
  • franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
  • fraternisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of fraternization.
  • fraudulentness — (rare) fraudulence.
  • free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
  • freehandedness — The quality or state of being freehanded.
  • french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
  • freshness date — the last date, usually specified on the label or packaging, that a food, as bread, is considered fresh, although it may be sold, ordinarily at reduced prices, or eaten after that date.
  • friendiversary — the yearly recurrence of the date that two or more people first became friends: Next Thursday is our third friendiversary!
  • frontierswoman — A woman living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
  • frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
  • fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • heart of stone — lack of compassion
  • 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.
  • inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
  • 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.
  • isle of france — Île-de-France
  • 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.
  • man of letters — highly educated man
  • managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • misinformative — to give false or misleading information to.
  • misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
  • non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • packet sniffer — (networking, tool)   A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
  • panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
  • paper fastener — split pin
  • personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
  • phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
  • pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
  • press fastener — snap fastener.
  • professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • quinquefarious — consisting of or divided into five lines, sections, etc
  • redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
  • reformationist — someone who was part of the Reformation
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?