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13-letter words containing l, o, f

  • self-exposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
  • self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
  • self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
  • self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-improver — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
  • self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
  • self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
  • self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
  • self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
  • self-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
  • self-obsessed — If you describe someone as self-obsessed, you are criticizing them for spending too much time thinking about themselves or their own problems.
  • self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
  • self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
  • self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
  • selling floor — floor (def 10).
  • semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
  • show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
  • simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
  • 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.
  • slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
  • slice of life — accurate depiction of reality
  • slice-of-life — of, relating to, or being a naturalistic, unembellished representation of real life: a play with slice-of-life dialogue.
  • small fortune — a large sum of money
  • small forward — a versatile attacking player
  • social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society
  • soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
  • softly-softly — A softly-softly approach to something is cautious and patient and avoids direct action or force.
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • 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
  • special offer — bargain
  • spider flower — cleome
  • spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
  • splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
  • staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
  • staff of life — bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet.
  • state of play — current situation
  • stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
  • storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
  • strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
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