12-letter words containing f, l, s, a
- self-raising — a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-renewal — the act of renewing.
- self-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
- self-starter — starter (def 3).
- self-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
- 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-treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- selfsameness — the quality or state of being selfsame or identical
- 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.
- semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- shelf talker — a cardboard, paper, or plastic advertisement of a product designed to be attached to a shelf on which the product is exhibited for sale.
- shuffle play — a facility on a compact disc player that randomly selects a track from one of a number of compact discs
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
- simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
- sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- small-format — A small-format store is one in which a large retail chain offers only part of their range in a smaller store.
- soft landing — space vehicle
- soft release — a means of gradually accustoming wild animals to a new environment before releasing them into it
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
- specifically — in a definite or precise manner: The suspect was not specifically named in the report. More specifically, you will be responsible for half the total cost.
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- starter flat — a compact flat marketed by price and size specifications to suit the requirements of first-time home buyers
- state flower — a flower chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- stefan's law — the principle that the energy radiated per second by unit area of a black body at thermodynamic temperature T is directly proportional to T4. The constant of proportionality is the Stefan constant, equal to 5.670400 × 10–8 Wm–2 K–4
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.