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13-letter words containing n, o, r, e, f

  • polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
  • porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • port of entry — port1 (def 3).
  • 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.
  • preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
  • predefinition — the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
  • prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • profit center — a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
  • profit centre — a unit or department of a company that is responsible for its costs and its profits
  • proliferation — the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
  • re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • reaffirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
  • reconfiguring — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
  • refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
  • reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
  • refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
  • reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
  • reformulation — to formulate again.
  • refrigeration — the act or process of refrigerating.
  • reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
  • reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
  • reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
  • reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
  • retroflection — a bending backward.
  • reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
  • robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
  • role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
  • rose of china — China rose (def 2).
  • round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
  • rouse oneself — to become active or energetic
  • 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
  • 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.
  • second of arc — second2 (def 4).
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • 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-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • 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.
  • selling floor — floor (def 10).
  • send away for — order by post
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • small fortune — a large sum of money
  • soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
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