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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
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