13-letter words containing e, n, f, o, i
- reconfiguring — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- reformulation — to formulate again.
- refrigeration — the act or process of refrigerating.
- reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
- retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
- retroflection — a bending backward.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- 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.
- second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- 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-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- 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.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- selling floor — floor (def 10).
- 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
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- specification — the act of specifying.
- spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- sponge finger — sweet finger-shaped biscuit