11-letter words containing i, s, r, a, f
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- rain forest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- rastafarian — a follower of Rastafarianism.
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrificial — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- ship of war — warship.
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- spacefaring — space travel
- spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- st. francis — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
- steamfitter — a highly skilled person who installs and repairs pipes for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, and heating systems
- still frame — continuous display of a single frame of a film or of a single picture from a television signal
- stitchcraft — needlework or embroidery
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- tea infuser — mesh ball for straining tea leaves
- transferrin — a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
- transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
- transfinite — going beyond or surpassing the finite.
- transfixing — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transfixion — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transfusion — the act or process of transfusing.
- vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.