14-letter words containing f, e, n, s, t, r
- respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- safety harness — apparatus with straps to secure sb
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-restraint — restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
- self-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- sensitive fern — a common, widely distributed fern, Onoclea sensibilis, having large, triangular leaves and beadlike spikes that contain the spores.
- seventy-fourth — next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- soft tree fern — an Australian tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica, with a thick trunk and large spreading green fronds
- sorting office — postal
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- staff sergeant — U.S. Air Force. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a technical sergeant and above an airman first class.
- stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- sticky fingers — an inclination or tendency to steal or pilfer
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- strike benefit — money paid to strikers by a union to enable them to subsist during a strike.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- transfer agent — a person, bank, or trust company officially designated to act for a corporation in executing and recording the transfers of its stock from one legal owner to another.