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12-letter words containing f, t

  • self-antigen — autoantigen.
  • self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
  • self-benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
  • self-centred — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
  • self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-concept — the idea or mental image one has of oneself and one's strengths, weaknesses, status, etc.; self-image.
  • self-content — satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.
  • self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
  • self-created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
  • self-devoted — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
  • self-elected — chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.
  • self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
  • 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-mastery — self-control.
  • self-neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • 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-respect — proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
  • self-starter — starter (def 3).
  • self-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
  • self-sterile — incapable of self-fertilization.
  • self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
  • 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-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • 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-to-self — autologous.
  • self-torment — an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
  • self-torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
  • self-treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
  • 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.
  • self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
  • 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.
  • send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
  • 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.
  • seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
  • shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
  • sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
  • sheet feeder — a device that feeds paper into a printer one sheet at a time.
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