13-letter words containing f, e, c, i, t
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- piece of meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- piece of shit — despicable person
- pilot officer — A pilot officer is an officer of low rank in the British Royal Air Force.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- postinfection — of, relating to or occurring in the period after infection
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- prescientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- profit center — a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
- profit centre — a unit or department of a company that is responsible for its costs and its profits
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
- 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
- reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
- retroflection — a bending backward.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- ripple effect — a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
- river traffic — the boats that sail on a river
- role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
- 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
- scene shifter — a person who changes scenes during a play
- scientificity — the application of scientific methods and principles
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- significative — serving to signify.
- site-specific — created, designed, or selected for a specific site: a site-specific sculpture.
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- special staff — all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.
- specific heat — the number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1°C, or the number of BTU's per pound per degree F.