13-letter words containing n, s, f
- defenestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defenestrate.
- defenselessly — In a defenseless manner.
- defensibility — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- defensiveness — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- defervescence — the abatement of a fever
- defervescency — Alternative form of defervescence.
- deficientness — the state or quality of being deficient
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
- densification — the act of becoming or making more dense
- dessert knife — a knife used during the dessert course, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner knife.
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- differentness — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- difficultness — The state or quality of being difficult.
- diffusiveness — The state or quality of being diffusive.
- disaffirmance — to deny; contradict.
- disaster fund — a fund set up to relieve people or countries afflicted by a disaster
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconfirming — Not confirming.
- disconformity — Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
- discontentful — exhibiting a lack of contentment
- disfiguration — an act or instance of disfiguring.
- disfigurement — an act or instance of disfiguring.
- disfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
- disfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise.
- disfunctional — dysfunction.
- disinfectants — Plural form of disinfectant.
- disqualifying — Present participle of disqualify.
- dissatisfying — Present participle of dissatisfy.
- dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
- dwarf ginseng — a plant, Panax trifolius, of eastern North America, having globe-shaped clusters of small, white flowers and yellow fruit.
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
- edison effect — the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
- effectiveness — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- effectualness — The state or condition of being effectual.
- effervescence — to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors.
- effervescency — (archaic) effervescence.
- efficientness — The quality of being efficient; efficiency.
- efflorescence — the state or a period of flowering.
- effortfulness — (psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity.
- elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- enjoy oneself — to have a good time
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground