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14-letter words containing f, e, s, d

  • self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
  • self-inflicted — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
  • self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
  • self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • self-possessed — having or showing control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composed; poised.
  • self-professed — avowed; acknowledged.
  • self-propelled — propelled by itself.
  • self-published — published independently by the author: self-published books.
  • self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
  • self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • self-satisfied — feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.
  • self-surrender — the surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause.
  • semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
  • semper fidelis — always faithful
  • seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
  • shamefacedness — modest or bashful.
  • shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
  • sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
  • sheffield lake — a town in N Ohio.
  • shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
  • siegfried line — a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
  • skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
  • slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sodium sulfide — a yellow or brick-red, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, Na 2 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, and rubber, as a depilatory for leather, and in the flotation of powdered lead and copper ores.
  • sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
  • southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
  • spadefoot toad — any of several nocturnal toads of the family Pelobatidae, common in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by a horny, spadelike projection on each hind foot for burrowing under the soil.
  • stand the gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
  • stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
  • straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
  • sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
  • terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
  • the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
  • the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
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