15-letter words containing t, u, f, a
- quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.
- 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.
- ratafia biscuit — a macaroon.
- reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- refugee capital — money from abroad invested, esp for a short term, in the country offering the highest interest rate
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- rime suffisante — full rhyme.
- ruby grapefruit — a grapefruit with red flesh
- ruffle feathers — to cause upset or offence
- rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
- sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-caricature — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
- self-infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
- 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-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- self-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
- self-sustaining — self-supporting.
- self-sustenance — means of sustaining life; nourishment.
- semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- shut one's face — to be silent
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- stress fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- sunflower state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- 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.
- take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- tank foundation — A tank foundation is a base which is designed to support the weight of oil tanks and contain spillage.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- the rule of law — the principle that no one is above the law and that everyone must follow the law