15-letter words containing n, i, f, t
- self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
- shroud of turin — a linen cloth kept in the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, since the late 1500s that bears a faint life-size human image venerated by some as the imprint of the dead body of Jesus.
- significatively — serving to signify.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
- spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- spirits of wine — alcohol (def 1).
- spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
- stand in awe of — to respect and fear
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- steam reforming — a process in which methane from natural gas is heated, with steam, usually with a catalyst, to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis and as a fuel
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stiffneckedness — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- strait of canso — a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island
- strait of tiran — a strait between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. Length: 16 km (10 miles). Width: 8 km (5 miles)
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- street fighting — violent and illegal fighting between individuals or groups
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- super-efficient — performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable: a reliable, efficient assistant.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- synod of whitby — the synod held in 664 at Whitby at which the Roman date for Easter was accepted and the Church in England became aligned with Rome
- tank foundation — A tank foundation is a base which is designed to support the weight of oil tanks and contain spillage.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
- tenant in chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
- tenant-in-chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the first thing — even one thing
- the first-named — something that is specified or named first
- the reformation — the 16th-cent. religious movement that aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in establishing the Protestant churches
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
- thing-in-itself — reality as it is apart from experience; what remains to be postulated after space, time, and all the categories of the understanding are assigned to consciousness. Compare noumenon (def 3).