14-letter words containing s, e, l, f, o
- moveable feast — a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
- one false move — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
- one fell swoop — a single hasty action or occurrence
- opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- people's front — popular front.
- personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
- platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
- play for keeps — to do something seriously and without showing any mercy
- potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
- pouilly fuissé — a dry white Burgundy wine made from the chardonnay grape
- pouilly-fuisse — a dry, white wine from Burgundy.
- pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- purposefulness — having a purpose.
- reflectionless — unable to reflect, not possessing a reflection
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- ross ice shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.
- rules of order — the rules by which a legislative or deliberative assembly governs its proceedings; parliamentary law.
- sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- sea of galilee — a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)
- sean o'faolain — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1900–91, Irish writer and teacher.
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
- self-communion — (often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements. the elements of the Eucharist. the celebration of the Eucharist. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-condemned — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- self-confessed — openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc.: He's a self-confessed gambler.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.