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11-letter words containing f, e, o, r, s

  • quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
  • rain forest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
  • raster font — bitmap font
  • re-forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
  • rediffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
  • reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
  • resign-from — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
  • resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • retransform — to transform back, again or differently
  • road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
  • roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
  • rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
  • rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
  • rostovtzeff — Michael Ivanovich [mahy-kuh l i-vah-nuh-vich] /ˈmaɪ kəl ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, U.S. historian, born in Russia.
  • saddle roof — curved covering for a building
  • safe harbor — a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.
  • 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.
  • safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
  • sales force — team of salespeople
  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
  • self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
  • self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
  • self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
  • self-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
  • self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
  • septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
  • set fire to — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • set on fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
  • shear force — Shear force is force that makes one surface of a substance move over another parallel surface.
  • shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
  • short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
  • showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
  • silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
  • silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
  • snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
  • sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
  • sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
  • soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
  • soft sawder — flattery; compliments
  • soft solder — a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.
  • soft target — sth easy to hit
  • soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
  • softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
  • software ag — (company)   A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
  • solar flare — flare (def 22).
  • soldier fly — any of several flies of the family Stratiomyidae, characterized by brightly colored abdominal stripes.
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