13-letter words containing n, e, f, a, s
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- mendes-france — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1907–1982, French statesman and economist: premier 1954–55.
- merchant fees — Merchant fees are money charged by a merchant service to a vendor for processing credit card transactions.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nonfatalities — Plural form of nonfatality.
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- offhandedness — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- out of season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- refried beans — fried mashed beans
- reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- 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.
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety
- safety screen — a screen covering a work area and protecting people and equipment from fire and other danger
- 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
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- seafaring man — a sailor
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- 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-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence