14-letter words containing s, o, l, a, r, f
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- half seas over — of, relating to, or adapted for use at sea.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
- half-seas over — drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
- man of letters — highly educated man
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsoft mail — (messaging, tool) (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
- multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- 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.
- 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
- portrait flask — a glass flask of the 19th century having a portrait molded onto the side.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- 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.
- satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- space platform — space station.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- special forces — crack military team
- square oneself — to make amends for damage, a wrong, hurt, etc. done by oneself to another