13-letter words containing f, e, r, i, s
- retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
- reversal film — film developed by the reversal process.
- river fishing — the sport of fishing in rivers
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety
- safflower oil — an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc.
- sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- 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
- school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- seafaring man — a sailor
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- 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-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-improver — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-interest — regard for one's own interest or advantage, especially with disregard for others.
- 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-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing 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-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-steering — maintaining a course without constant human action
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- selling floor — floor (def 10).
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- sergeant fish — cobia
- service rifle — a rifle that is issued as standard to soldiers of an army or armed force
- seventy-first — next after the seventieth; being the ordinal number for 71.
- shape-shifter — a creature or thing that can change shape at will or that does so under certain conditions
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- 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
- siege warfare — the use of offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it, severing its communications and supply lines, and deploying weapons against it
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- silver surfer — elderly internet user
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-figure — relating to numbers below ten