14-letter words that end in t
- expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
- expansion slot — (hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard.
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- extinguishment — The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
- extra-base hit — any hit greater than a single; double, triple, or home run
- eye specialist — ophthalmologist
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
- family compact — any influential clique
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- faraday effect — the rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as the light passes through certain isotropic media in the direction of a strong magnetic field in which the medium is placed.
- fault tolerant — fault tolerance
- fault-tolerant — designed to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction
- fellow servant — (under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.
- fellow student — sb studying at same institution
- fertility cult — a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.
- filing cabinet — office: tall set of drawers
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- fire-resistant — totally or almost totally unburnable.
- fire-retardant — able to slow or check the spread of destructive fire.
- fireman's lift — a method of carrying a person, in which you put one shoulder into the person's midriff, lift them and carry them with their head arms and upper torso hanging down your back while you grip their legs with one hand (leaving your other hand free to hold the ladder as you climb down)
- first and last — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- first sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a company, squadron, etc., responsible for personnel and administration.
- first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- flashing point — flash point (def 1).
- flexible joint — A flexible joint is a coupling which can transmit torque between two shafts which are not aligned.
- floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
- floating point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
- floating-point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
- floriculturist — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- florida strait — a strait between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.
- florida-strait — a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
- foliated joint — a joint between the rabbeted and overlapping edges of two boards, forming a continuous surface on each side.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- for one's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- for the moment — for now
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- formosa strait — an arm of the Pacific Ocean between China and Taiwan, connecting the East and South China Seas.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- forward market — future commodities trading
- founder effect — the accumulation of random genetic changes in an isolated population as a result of its proliferation from only a few parent colonizers.
- fountain plant — Joseph's-coat.
- foxtail millet — a grass, Setaria italica, of numerous varieties, introduced into the U.S. from Europe and Asia, and grown chiefly for use as hay.
- france ancient — an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, semé-de-lys or.
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- frenkel defect — a crystal defect in which a lattice ion has moved to an interstitial position leaving a vacant lattice site
- fringe benefit — any of various benefits, as free life or health insurance, paid holidays, a pension, etc., received by an employee in addition to regular pay.