13-letter words containing e, n, d, f, o
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- peace of mind — reassurance
- 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.
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- predefinition — the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- se defendendo — in self-defense: homicide committed se defendendo.
- second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- send away for — order by post
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- unblindfolded — not blindfolded
- 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?
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- unforeskinned — circumcised
- unpersonified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- unrefined oil — oil that hasn't been refined or processed
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- well-informed — having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
- wonderfulness — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.