13-letter words containing f, o, d, s
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- self-obsessed — If you describe someone as self-obsessed, you are criticizing them for spending too much time thinking about themselves or their own problems.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- send away for — order by post
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- show of hands — an indication of approval, disapproval, volunteering, etc., on the part of a group of persons, usually made by each assenting person raising his or her hand.
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- small forward — a versatile attacking player
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
- soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
- spider flower — cleome
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- star of david — Judaism: six-pointed star
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- unforeskinned — circumcised
- unpersonified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- waldorf salad — a salad of celery, diced apples, nuts, and mayonnaise.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- wonderfulness — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts