13-letter words containing c, l, e, f
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- self-selected — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
- service rifle — a rifle that is issued as standard to soldiers of an army or armed force
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- slice of life — accurate depiction of reality
- slice-of-life — of, relating to, or being a naturalistic, unembellished representation of real life: a play with slice-of-life dialogue.
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- 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.
- speechfulness — the state of being full of speech or expression
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- surface-layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- the afflicted — afflicted people considered collectively
- the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- tunnel effect — Physics. a quantum-mechanical process by which a particle can pass through a potential energy barrier that is higher than the energy of the particle: first postulated to explain the escape of alpha particles from atomic nuclei.
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unelectrified — not powered by electricity
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unfacilitated — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- unrectifiable — able to be rectified.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
- unspecifiable — not able to be specified
- unsuperficial — external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
- vacuum filter — A vacuum filter is a filter in which the liquid passes through more easily because of a vacuum on the liquid output side.
- vcc filtering — (electronics) A technique for reducing the amount of Radio Frequency Interference spread via power supply connections. VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line in circuits based on bipolar transistors. When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency noise, that portion of the power plane can be isolated from the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a low pass filter, usually a PI filter, as shown in the diagram below.
- vertical file — a collection of pamphlets, pictures, clippings, or other materials stored upright, as in a filing cabinet or cabinets.
- 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.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- welfare check — a social security payment
- well-affected — favourably disposed (towards); steadfast or loyal
- well-financed — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.