15-letter words containing s, o, u, r, f, a
- foolscap quarto — a book size, 63⁄4 by 81⁄2 inches (foolscap quarto)
- formal calculus — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- fructifications — Plural form of fructification.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- 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.
- gulf of argolis — an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese
- half-understood — partially understood
- hausdorff space — a topological space in which each pair of points can be separated by two disjoint open sets containing the points.
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- house of prayer — house of God.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- please yourself — You say 'please yourself' to indicate in a rather rude way that you do not mind or care whether the person you are talking to does a particular thing or not.
- posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
- pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- principal focus — focal point (def 1).
- ray of sunshine — beam of sunlight
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- refuse disposal — the act of disposing of rubbish and waste
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
- samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
- sunflower state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tourist traffic — the number of tourists that visit an area
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
- transform fault — a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout