15-letter words containing s, i, t, f
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- fountains abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Ripon in Yorkshire: founded 1132, dissolved 1539; landscaped 1720
- fourteen points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
- fourteen-points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
- fourth position — a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fragmentariness — The quality of being fragmentary.
- fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
- francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
- frankensteinian — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- 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.
- free enterprise — an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
- free soil party — a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.
- free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- friar's lantern — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- fringing forest — gallery forest.
- fructifications — Plural form of fructification.
- ft-se 100 index — Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index
- functionalistic — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- futilitarianism — The belief that all human activity is futile.
- future interest — an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.
- 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.
- gift of tongues — speaking in tongues.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- goodness of fit — the extent to which observed sample values of a variable approximate to values derived from a theoretical density, often measured by a chi-square test
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- greenfield site — a site located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
- health benefits — positive effects on health
- hit the buffers — to finish or be stopped, esp unexpectedly
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
- if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially