13-letter words containing f, l, y, i, s
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- odoriferously — In an odoriferous manner.
- physical file — (file system) A low-level view of the physical characteristics of a file, such as its location on a disk or its physical structure, for example, whether indexed or sequential.
- proliferously — by proliferation
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- sacrificially — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
- safety lintel — an auxiliary lintel concealed behind a visible lintel, arch, etc.
- sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- self-analysis — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- self-deifying — to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- self-identify — identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.
- self-identity — the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.
- self-immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- spurge family — the large plant family Euphorbiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having milky juice, simple alternate leaves or no leaves, usually petalless flowers often with showy bracts, and capsular fruit, and including cassava, croton, crown-of-thorns, poinsettia, snow-on-the-mountain, spurge, and the plants that produce castor oil, rubber, and tung oil.
- stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
- storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
- stultifyingly — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
- tiffany glass — Favrile Glass.
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- unofficiously — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- user-friendly — easy to use, operate, understand, etc.: the most user-friendly personal computer now on the market.
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.