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11-letter words containing f, i, t

  • rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
  • safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
  • safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
  • saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
  • satisficing — the act of satisficing
  • scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
  • scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
  • schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
  • section off — If an area is sectioned off, it is separated by a wall, fence, or other barrier from the surrounding area.
  • self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
  • self-deceit — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
  • self-ignite — to ignite without spark or flame.
  • self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
  • septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
  • set fire to — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • set on fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • sheriffalty — shrievalty.
  • shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
  • shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
  • shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
  • shirt front — the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
  • shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
  • short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
  • side-effect — any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant.
  • sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
  • significant — important; of consequence.
  • significate — something signified
  • sinfonietta — a short symphony.
  • single-foot — rack3 (def 1).
  • sixty-fifth — next after the sixty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 65.
  • sixty-first — next after the sixtieth; being the ordinal number for 61.
  • skin effect — the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self-induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance.
  • sliding fit — a fit that enables one part to be inserted into another by sliding or pushing, rather than by hammering
  • sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
  • snuff stick — a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.
  • soft drinks — A soft drink is a cold, nonalcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a carbonated drink.
  • soft option — If you take the soft option, you do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation.
  • soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
  • soft skills — emotional intelligence
  • soft tissue — the soft parts of the human body as distinct from bone and cartilage
  • soft-boiled — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
  • soft-finned — having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.
  • sonofabitch — an abusive term of address or of description
  • sound shift — a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels
  • spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
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