13-letter words containing f, e, t, r, i
- relief troops — soldiers sent to an area of conflict or a disaster area in order to provide aid or assistance there
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
- retroflection — a bending backward.
- return flight — a flight going back
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
- right to life — When people talk about an unborn baby's right to life, they mean that a baby has the right to be born, even if it has a severe disability or if its mother does not want it.
- right-to-life — pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, especially abortion-on-demand, illegal; antiabortion: right-to-life advocates.
- ripple effect — a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
- river traffic — the boats that sail on a river
- role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety
- 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
- 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-interest — regard for one's own interest or advantage, especially with disregard for others.
- 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-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.
- sergeant fish — cobia
- 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
- 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
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- splatter film — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- stress relief — Stress relief involves removing stresses in a material, usually by heating it to a temperature at which it can deform easily.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.