13-letter words containing n, e, d, f
- round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
- safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
- se defendendo — in self-defense: homicide committed se defendendo.
- second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- self-deifying — to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-identify — identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.
- self-identity — the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
- 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-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- send away for — order by post
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- 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
- speeding fine — a fine for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- steadfastness — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia
- sulfanilamide — a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- transfer desk — the place in an airport where you arrange a transfer from one flight to another
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.