12-letter words containing n, i, f, e
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
- self-seeking — the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
- self-serving — preoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- self-winding — kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifinished — partially or almost finished.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- seventy-five — a cardinal number, 70 plus 5.
- sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
- sniffishness — the quality or characteristic of being sniffy
- soft science — any of the specialized fields or disciplines, as psychology, sociology, anthropology, or political science, that interpret human behavior, institutions, society, etc., on the basis of scientific investigations for which it may be difficult to establish strictly measurable criteria.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- speechifying — Speechifying is the making of speeches, especially because you want to appear important.
- spindle file — a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers.
- spiny-finned — having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc
- stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- swiss-french — of or relating to a person from French-speaking Switzerland
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- the sniffles — a cold in the head
- thereinafter — afterward in that document.