11-letter words containing f, d, s, e
- pierrefonds — a former city in S Quebec, Canada, now part of Montreal.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- pre-defense — resistance against attack; protection: Two more regiments are needed for the defense of the city.
- prefinished — coated or treated before use or sale: prefinished wood.
- professedly — allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- rediffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- refinedness — the quality or state of being refined; refinement
- rifled slug — a shotgun projectile with helical grooves on its sides for imparting a spin to it when it is fired through the smooth bore of the shotgun.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- saddle roof — curved covering for a building
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- safety date — someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding
- sdeignfully — disdainfully
- second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
- second-feet — a unit of measurement of liquid flow, especially of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second.
- second-foot — a unit of measurement of liquid flow, especially of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-binder — binder (def 5b).
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- self-deceit — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-desire — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- self-driven — (of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.
- self-feeder — an apparatus or machine that automatically discharges a supply of some material, especially one consisting of a hopper and a trough for feeding livestock.
- self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- self-guided — accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- self-murder — suicide
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-poised — acting with poise.
- self-regard — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-styled — styled, called, or considered by oneself as specified: a self-styled leader.
- self-tender — an offer by a company to buy back some or all of its shares from its shareholders, esp as a protection against an unwelcome takeover bid
- self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
- semifluidic — of the nature of a semifluid; partially fluidic
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- sending-off — If there is a sending-off during a game of football, a player is told to leave the field by the referee, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- side-effect — any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant.