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12-letter words containing i, f, s, a

  • self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
  • self-finance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • 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-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
  • shaving foam — lather used for shaving
  • sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
  • significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
  • significancy — significance.
  • significants — important; of consequence.
  • significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
  • 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
  • sinification — to Sinicize.
  • sir sandford — Mount, a mountain in SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mountains. 11,590 feet (3533 meters).
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent
  • sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
  • soft landing — space vehicle
  • solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
  • somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
  • sorbefacient — inducing absorption
  • south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
  • south-facing — facing towards the south
  • 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
  • spanish foot — a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.
  • spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
  • 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
  • spina bifida — a congenital neural tube defect in which part of the meninges or spinal cord protrudes through the spinal column, often resulting in neurological impairment.
  • spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
  • spongillafly — spongefly.
  • square serif — a font of type having serifs with a weight equal to or greater than that of the main strokes. Compare Egyptian (def 5).
  • stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
  • stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
  • stand in for — to substitute for
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