13-letter words containing f, e, t, o
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- start of text — (character) (STX) Mnemonic for ASCII 2.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- state of play — current situation
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- stereo effect — the spatial effect given to sound that is achieved by using two or more separate microphones to feed two or more loudspeakers through separate channels
- sternforemost — Nautical. with the stern, foremost.
- stock footage — film containing stock shots.
- stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superfortress — a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
- surfer's knot — a tumorlike nodule below a surfer's knee or on the upper area of the foot, caused by pressure on the skin and tissue exerted by the surfboard.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- take leave of — to say goodbye to
- takeaway food — food which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
- tariff office — a company whose premiums are based on a tariff agreed with other insurance companies
- tariff reform — increase in import duties
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- tea-of-heaven — a shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla serrata, of the saxifrage family, native to Japan and Korea, having hairy, ovate leaves and flat or slightly arched clusters of blue or white flowers.
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- teofilo otoni — a city in E central Brazil.
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- tet offensive — an offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam, beginning on Jan. 31, 1968, the start of Tet.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the better of — having recovered from
- the comforter — the Holy Spirit: John 14:26
- the far north — the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world
- the father of — a very large, severe, etc, example of a specified kind
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the foregoing — the one or ones previously mentioned
- the good life — If you say that someone is living the good life, you mean that they are living in comfort and luxury with few problems or worries.
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the offensive — an attitude or position of aggression
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- thereinbefore — before that
- think less of — to have a lower opinion of
- think more of — to have a higher opinion of