17-letter words containing t, u, f, a

hillel foundation — a national organization, founded in 1924 by the B'nai B'rith, that institutes and administers programs designed to enrich the religious, cultural, and social life of Jewish college students.
how's-your-father — sexual intercourse
human trafficking — the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation.
in a fit of pique — If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
in/out of fashion — If something is in fashion, it is popular and approved of at a particular time. If it is out of fashion, it is not popular or approved of.
induction furnace — a type of electric furnace used for melting a charge of scrap by the heat produced by its own electrical resistance.
infinitive clause — a clause containing an infinitive as its main or only verb form, as to speak clearly in Try to speak clearly.
integral function — an entire function.
island of the sun — Sicily: the island where Helius kept his oxen.
isthmus of panama — an isthmus linking North and South America, between the Pacific and the Caribbean. Length: 676 km (420 miles). Width (at its narrowest point): 50 km (31 miles)
it's your funeral — If someone says to you 'It's your funeral', they think your decision or your actions will have bad consequences for you, but they are unwilling to interfere.
judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
jump trace buffer — (JTB) A feature of some pipelined processors (e.g. Amulet, Pentium?) which stores the source and destination addresses of the last few branch instuctions executed. When a branch instruction is fetched, its source is looked for in the JTB. If found, the next instuction fetch will be from the previous destination of that branch. If it turns out that the branch shouldn't have been taken this time, then the pipeline is flushed. This means that in a tight loop it is not necessary to flush the pipeline every time you jump back to the start.
lady of the house — the female head of a household (usually preceded by the).
lance of courtesy — a lance having a blunt head to prevent serious injury by a jouster to an opponent.
language transfer — transfer (def 20).
last-in first-out — stack
law of the jungle — a system or mode of action in which the strongest survive, presumably as animals in nature or as human beings whose activity is not regulated by the laws or ethics of civilization.
league of nations — an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919): dissolved April 1946.
letters of marque — a former government document authorizing an individual to make reprisals on the subjects of an enemy nation, specif. to arm a ship and capture enemy merchant ships and cargo
low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
macfarlane burnet — Sir (Frank) Macfarlane [muh k-fahr-luh n] /məkˈfɑr lən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1960.
magnesium sulfate — a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO 4 , used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
make hay (out) of — to turn (something) to one's advantage
make the dust fly — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
man enough to/for — If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
manganese sulfate — a pink, water-soluble, usually tetrahydrate salt, MnSO 4 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly in fertilizers, paints, and varnishes.
manifest function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is planned and intentional.
manufacturability — The condition of being manufacturable.
manufactured home — a prefabricated house, assembled in modular sections.
mare fecunditatis — (Sea of Fertility) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant and extending into the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 160,000 sq. mi. (415,000 sq. km).
margaret of anjou — 1430–82, queen of Henry VI of England.
metallofullerenes — Plural form of metallofullerene.
monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
money-market fund — a mutual fund that invests in the money market.
mount fairweather — a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)
munitions factory — a factory where munitions are made
natural frequency — the frequency at which a system vibrates when set in free vibration
neurofibromatosis — a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the skin, neurofibromas of the skin and internal organs, and in some cases skeletal deformity.
newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
out of all reason — unreasonable
out of harm's way — If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged.
out of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
photofluorography — photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.

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