13-letter words containing i, l, f, a
- 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.
- safflower oil — an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc.
- sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sassafras oil — a yellowish or reddish-yellow, aromatic volatile oil distilled from sassafras root, used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine.
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- self-adhesive — having a side or surface coated with an adhesive substance to permit sticking without glue, paste, or the like: a self-adhesive label; self-adhesive ceramic tiles.
- self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
- 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-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- self-estimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- semi-finalist — A semi-finalist is a player, athlete, or team that is competing in a semi-final.
- semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
- social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix