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13-letter words containing f, u, n, s, t, o

  • loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
  • magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
  • manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
  • metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
  • nectariferous — producing nectar.
  • noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
  • noninfectious — (of a disease or disease-causing organism) not liable to be transmitted through the environment.
  • off one's nut — a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
  • out of bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
  • out of season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
  • out-of-bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
  • outdo oneself — to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
  • passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
  • russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
  • scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
  • self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
  • small fortune — a large sum of money
  • soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
  • soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • 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
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
  • step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
  • stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
  • surfer's knot — a tumorlike nodule below a surfer's knee or on the upper area of the foot, caused by pressure on the skin and tissue exerted by the surfboard.
  • tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
  • transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
  • trout fishing — angling to catch trout
  • tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
  • 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
  • untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
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