13-letter words containing f, d
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-identify — identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.
- self-identity — the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- self-obsessed — If you describe someone as self-obsessed, you are criticizing them for spending too much time thinking about themselves or their own problems.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- 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-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- self-ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- self-selected — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- send away for — order by post
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- show of hands — an indication of approval, disapproval, volunteering, etc., on the part of a group of persons, usually made by each assenting person raising his or her hand.
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- small forward — a versatile attacking player
- snuff-dipping — the practice of absorbing nicotine by holding in one's mouth, between the cheek and the gum, a small amount of tobacco, either loose or enclosed in a sachet
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
- soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
- speech defect — a disorder of speech
- speeding fine — a fine for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- spider flower — cleome
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- star of david — Judaism: six-pointed star
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- steadfastness — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance