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17-letter words containing a, f, o, r, t, i

  • lie in wait (for) — to wait so as to catch after planning an ambush or trap (for)
  • life and/or death — If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately.
  • life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
  • litigation friend — a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability
  • low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
  • magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
  • master of science — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the natural sciences, mathematics, or technology.
  • matter of opinion — a point open to question; a debatable statement
  • minister of state — (in the British Parliament) a minister, usually below cabinet rank, appointed to assist a senior minister with heavy responsibilities
  • moment of inertia — the sum of the products of the mass and the square of the perpendicular distance to the axis of rotation of each particle in a body rotating about an axis.
  • mother of vinegar — mother2 .
  • 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
  • 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.
  • nitrogen fixation — any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc.
  • non-certification — the act of certifying.
  • non-confrontation — an act of confronting.
  • non-profit-making — A non-profit-making organization or charity is not run with the intention of making a profit.
  • non-proliferation — Non-proliferation is the limiting of the production and spread of something such as nuclear or chemical weapons.
  • noninertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
  • not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
  • odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
  • of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
  • off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
  • one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
  • organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
  • pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
  • pacific tree frog — a common terrestrial frog, Hyla regilla, of western North America, having a dark stripe along each side of the head.
  • paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
  • pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • petrol filler cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
  • point of purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • polarizing filter — a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.
  • political refugee — a person who has fled from a homeland because of political persecution.
  • portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
  • pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • pre-manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
  • pre-qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • prefect apostolic — the administrator, usually below the rank of bishop, in charge of a prefecture apostolic.
  • preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
  • probation officer — an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.
  • procurator fiscal — In the Scottish legal system, the procurator fiscal is a public official who puts people on trial.
  • proportional font — a font type in which the width of letters and symbols varies depending on the letter or symbol
  • protection factor — a figure representing the relative degree of protection from the sun's rays afforded by a particular sunscreen
  • protective tariff — a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
  • put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
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