13-letter words containing o, f, s, e, a
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- staff of life — bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet.
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- start of text — (character) (STX) Mnemonic for ASCII 2.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- state of play — current situation
- stock footage — film containing stock shots.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- sulfisoxazole — a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- to one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transfrontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- twist of fate — unexpected chance occurrence
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- versification — the act of versifying.
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts