15-letter words containing s, a, n, r, f, e
- fraternal twins — one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.
- freestone state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- french-speaking — able to speak French
- fresh-air fiend — a person who enjoys being outdoors or having good ventilation when indoors
- friar's lantern — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- front-page news — a story printed on the first page of a newspaper
- funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
- gesneria family — the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, tubular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the African violet, gloxinia, and streptocarpus.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- grafenberg spot — a patch of tissue in the front wall of the vagina, claimed to be erectile and highly erogenous.
- half-understood — partially understood
- halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- infrastructures — Plural form of infrastructure.
- interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interstratified — Stratified with two alternating types of strata.
- interstratifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interstratify.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- jefferson davis — Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- jeffersonianism — pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.
- knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
- paraffin series — methane series
- passenger ferry — a ferry that carries passengers
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- personal friend — a person who is a friend, rather than a colleague or acquaintance