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12-letter words containing f, i, s, t

  • self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
  • self-fertile — capable of self-fertilization.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
  • self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
  • self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
  • self-sterile — incapable of self-fertilization.
  • self-studies — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
  • self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
  • self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
  • self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
  • selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
  • semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
  • semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
  • semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
  • service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
  • service lift — a lift which carries heavy goods in a place of business, as for example, plates in a restaurant
  • set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
  • seventy-five — a cardinal number, 70 plus 5.
  • sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
  • shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
  • shirt-lifter — a homosexual
  • short shrift — a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
  • significants — important; of consequence.
  • significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
  • silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
  • silver frost — glaze (def 17).
  • simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
  • sinification — to Sinicize.
  • sixth former — student: 16-18
  • sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
  • sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
  • sleep it off — to rid oneself of the effects of some excess, overindulgence, etc., specif. of the aftereffects of drinking much alcoholic liquor, by sleeping
  • slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • soft landing — space vehicle
  • soft science — any of the specialized fields or disciplines, as psychology, sociology, anthropology, or political science, that interpret human behavior, institutions, society, etc., on the basis of scientific investigations for which it may be difficult to establish strictly measurable criteria.
  • solifluction — creep (def 22a).
  • solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
  • somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
  • sorbefacient — inducing absorption
  • south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
  • south-facing — facing towards the south
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • spanish foot — a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.
  • spiflication — rough treatment
  • spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
  • sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
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