13-letter words containing c, e, a, s, f, i
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
- significances — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- significative — serving to signify.
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- special offer — bargain
- special staff — all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.
- specific heat — the number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1°C, or the number of BTU's per pound per degree F.
- specific name — the second part in the name of a species, such as norvegicus in Rattus norvegicus
- specification — the act of specifying.
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- unspecifiable — not able to be specified
- unsuperficial — external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.