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17-letter words containing f, a, i, r, s, e

  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
  • self-consecration — the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-presentation — an act of presenting.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • self-renunciation — renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.
  • semi-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • semi-professional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • share certificate — a certificate of deposit issued by a credit union.
  • sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  • silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
  • sister of charity — a member of one of several congregations of sisters founded in 1634 by St. Vincent de Paul.
  • software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • south west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
  • stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
  • stare in the face — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
  • stock certificate — a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
  • stratified sample — a sample that is not drawn at random from the whole population, but separately from a number of disjoint strata of the population in order to ensure a more representative sample
  • strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
  • sufficient reason — the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available
  • supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
  • the bag of tricks — every device; everything
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
  • to raise the roof — If a group of people inside a building raise the roof, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting.
  • traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
  • transfer function — The transfer function of a circuit is the ratio of the response to the input.
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
  • unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
  • wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
  • welfare economics — a branch of economics concerned with improving human welfare and social conditions chiefly through the optimum distribution of wealth, the relief or reduction of unemployment, etc.
  • year of confusion — (in ancient Rome) the year of 445 days preceding the introduction, in 46 b.c., of the Julian calendar: lengthened to compensate for the cumulative errors of the Roman calendar.
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