15-letter words containing t, i, f, o
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- non-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- nonconfidential — not confidential
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nonflammability — The state or condition of being nonflammable.
- noninflammatory — Not accompanied by or associated with inflammation.
- noninflationary — Not inflationary; not likely to cause economic inflation.
- noninflectional — not inflectional
- noninfringement — an absence or lack of infringement, esp of a patent
- noninterference — the policy or practice of refraining from interference, especially in political affairs.
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- norfolk terrier — one of an English breed of small short-legged hunting terriers having a straight, wiry, red, black and tan, or grizzle coat, and dropped ears that distinguish it from the Norwich terrier.
- not a bit of it — You say not a bit of it to emphasize that something that you might expect to be the case is not the case.
- not before time — If you say not before time after a statement has been made about something that has been done, you are saying in an emphatic way that you think it should have been done sooner.
- not for nothing — If you say that it was not for nothing that something happened, you are emphasizing that there was a very good reason for it to happen.
- not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- office politics — power play in the workplace
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- offset printing — offset (def 6).
- oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
- old father time — time personified
- on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
- origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.
- 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.
- out of practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
- out of sight of — not in sight
- out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- out of training — become unfit
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- passport office — an office which issues passports
- patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
- 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.