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15-letter words containing b, e, s, t, f, o

  • see the back of — to be rid of
  • self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
  • self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
  • self-exhibition — an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
  • selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
  • short of breath — If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath.
  • six of the best — six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
  • snowball effect — a process of continuously accelerating change in size, importance, etc
  • social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
  • soft-boiled egg — boiled egg with runny yolk
  • soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
  • sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
  • stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
  • strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
  • sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
  • to sb's defence — If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
  • to sb's defense — If you come to someone's defense, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
  • widow's benefit — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a former weekly payment made to a widow
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