16-letter words containing f, e, d, i
- self-determinism — a theory that every present state or condition of the self is a result of previous states or conditions of the self.
- self-discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
- self-disciplined — Someone who is self-disciplined has the ability to control themselves and to make themselves work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell them what to do.
- self-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- self-dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
- self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
- self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- sheffield shield — (in Australia) the former name for the trophy of the annual interstate cricket competition
- shoulder surfing — a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card
- sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
- sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
- soft commodities — nonmetal commodities such as cocoa, sugar, and grains, bought and sold on a futures market
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
- studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- texture modifier — a substance that is added to food products to increase viscosity
- tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
- time out of mind — time immemorial (def 1).
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- undifferentiable — capable of being differentiated.
- undifferentiated — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- user-defined key — a key on the keyboard of a computer that can be used to carry out any of a limited number of predefined actions as selected by the user
- video-conference — A video-conference is a meeting that takes place using video conferencing.
- vulcanized fiber — a leatherlike substance made by compression of layers of paper or cloth that have been treated with acids or zinc chloride, used chiefly for electric insulation.
- well-diversified — distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
- west springfield — a city in SW Massachusetts, near Springfield.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- windsor, duke of — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- wire-transferred — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
- world federalism — federalism on a worldwide level.
- world federalist — a promoter or supporter of world federalism.