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14-letter words containing t, u, r, f, e

  • fully-featured — having a full range of features or functions
  • function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
  • fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
  • future perfect — perfect with respect to a temporal point of reference in time to come; completed with respect to a time in the future, especially when incomplete with respect to the present.
  • futurelessness — the state or quality of being futureless
  • futures market — a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • give it up for — If an audience is asked to give it up for a performer, they are being asked to applaud.
  • grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • group of eight — the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations
  • group of three — Japan, US, and Germany (formerly West Germany), regarded as the largest industrialized nations
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • guest of honor — a person in whose honor a dinner, party, etc., is given.
  • ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
  • inferior court — a court of limited jurisdiction
  • infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
  • injury benefit — money paid to someone who has sustained an injury
  • interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
  • interinfluence — to influence reciprocally or mutually
  • it's a feature — (jargon)   From the adage "It's not a bug, it's a feature." Used sarcastically to describe an unpleasant experience that you wish to gloss over.
  • kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
  • kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
  • kentucky fried — Southern-fried (def 1).
  • kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
  • leaf butterfly — any of various butterflies of the genus Kallima, of southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, having wings that resemble dead leaves.
  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
  • lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • march 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)
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • multiple fruit — a fruit, such as a pineapple, formed from the ovaries of individual flowers in an inflorescence
  • neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
  • non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • of set purpose — with a specific end in view
  • off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • out from under — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
  • out of nowhere — unexpectedly
  • out of the ark — very old; out of date
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
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