13-letter words containing f, a, t, s
- scimitar foot — any short leg or foot, as to a pedestal table, having the form of an arc tangent to the floor plane.
- scorification — an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.
- sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
- self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
- self-betrayal — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-estimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- self-flattery — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- semi-finalist — A semi-finalist is a player, athlete, or team that is competing in a semi-final.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- sergeant fish — cobia
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- shaft feather — one of the two fletchings on an arrow
- shamefastness — the state or quality of being modest, shy, or bashful
- shape-shifter — a creature or thing that can change shape at will or that does so under certain conditions
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- ship of state — a nation or its affairs likened to a ship under sail.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significative — serving to signify.
- significatory — serving to signify
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- skin grafting — the transplanting of healthy skin from the patient's or another's body to a wound or burn, to form new skin.
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- snap fastener — A snap fastener is a small metal object used to fasten clothes, made up of two parts which can be pressed together.
- social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- soothfastness — the state of being soothfast