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15-letter words containing s, o, f, t, n

  • not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
  • nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
  • ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
  • offset printing — offset (def 6).
  • on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
  • one of the boys — If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
  • out of business — If a shop or company goes out of business or is put out of business, it has to stop trading because it is not making enough money.
  • perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
  • performing arts — dance, drama, music
  • perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
  • peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
  • pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
  • platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
  • pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
  • position effect — the alteration in the expression of a gene or genetic region due to its relocation within the genome as a result of inversion or translocation.
  • posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
  • preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
  • preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
  • present oneself — to appear, esp at a specific time and place
  • professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
  • profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
  • pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
  • put oneself out — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • quantifications — Plural form of quantification.
  • question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
  • reafforestation — replanting with trees
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • respecification — the act of specifying.
  • retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • roaring forties — the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • saffron strands — the dried stigmas of the saffron, which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
  • science fiction — a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc.
  • self perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
  • self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
  • self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-commitment — the act of committing.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-conception — self-concept.
  • self-consistent — consistent with oneself or itself.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
  • self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
  • self-definition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
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