13-letter words containing f, a, r, c, i, e
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- 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
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- river traffic — the boats that sail on a river
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- 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
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- special offer — bargain
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- 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.
- tariff office — a company whose premiums are based on a tariff agreed with other insurance companies
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- trade deficit — A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports.
- underfinanced — Underfinanced means the same as underfunded.
- unrectifiable — able to be rectified.
- 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.
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vertical file — a collection of pamphlets, pictures, clippings, or other materials stored upright, as in a filing cabinet or cabinets.
- x-certificate — a film classification indicating a film that may not be publicly shown to anyone under 18. Since 1982 replaced by symbol 18