13-letter words containing a, f, i, s
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- materfamilias — the mother of a family.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- niagara falls — the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1000 feet (305 meters) wide.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nonfatalities — Plural form of nonfatality.
- notifications — Plural form of notification.
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
- ossifications — Plural form of ossification.
- paper profits — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- physical file — (file system) A low-level view of the physical characteristics of a file, such as its location on a disk or its physical structure, for example, whether indexed or sequential.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- port of spain — (used with a plural verb) two islands in the N Atlantic Ocean, off the NE coast of Venezuela.
- port-of-spain — (used with a plural verb) two islands in the N Atlantic Ocean, off the NE coast of Venezuela.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- press of sail — as much sail as the wind or other conditions will permit a ship to carry.
- professoriate — a group of professors.
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.