18-letter words containing a, f, t, c

secretary of state — the head and chief administrator of the U.S. Department of State. Compare foreign minister.
self-actualization — the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
self-certification — statement of sick leave
self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
self-contradiction — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-deprecatingly — in a self-deprecating manner
self-glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
self-gratification — the act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires.
self-incriminating — serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self-incriminating testimony.
self-incrimination — the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
self-instructional — pertaining to or constituting learning materials and conditions arranged so that students can proceed to learn on their own with little or no supervision.
self-justification — the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.
self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
self-tapping screw — a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven.
self-transcendence — the quality or state of being transcendent.
senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
sildenafil citrate — a white crystalline powder, C 22 H 30 N 6 O 4 S, that temporarily normalizes erectile function of the penis by blocking an enzyme known to inhibit the production of a chemical that causes erections: used in the form of a pill to treat impotence.
silver certificate — a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.
skin friction drag — aerodynamic resistance or drag due to the contact of moving air with the surface of an airplane, a glider, etc.
soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
specrate_base_fp92 — (benchmark) A variant of SPECrate_fp92 that reports "baseline" results, using stricter run rules.
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
stand confessed as — to be revealed or admitted as
state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
statement of claim — law: first pleading
statements of case — the formal written statements presented alternately by the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon
stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
street certificate — a certificate showing ownership of a specified number of shares of stock: endorsed by the owner and guaranteed by a broker, it may be traded without formal transfer on the books of the corporation issuing the stock.
structural formula — a chemical formula showing the linkage of the atoms in a molecule diagrammatically, as H–O–H.
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
surface-to-surface — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.
sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.

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