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11-letter words containing o, r, f

  • schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
  • scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scroll foot — French foot (def 1).
  • sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
  • self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
  • self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
  • self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
  • self-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
  • self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
  • septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
  • set fire to — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • set on fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
  • shear force — Shear force is force that makes one surface of a substance move over another parallel surface.
  • shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
  • ship of war — warship.
  • shirt front — the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
  • shock front — the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.
  • short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
  • showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
  • sign on for — If you sign on for something, you officially agree to work for an organization or do a course of study by signing a contract or form.
  • silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
  • silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
  • slant front — a flap of a desk, sloping upward and inward to close the desk, and opening forward and downward to a horizontal position as a writing surface: a form of fall front.
  • smock frock — a loose overgarment of linen or cotton, as that worn by European farm laborers. Compare blouse (def 3).
  • snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
  • sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
  • snowsurfing — the use of a board without bindings to travel over snow
  • so much for — So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.
  • sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
  • soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
  • soft drinks — A soft drink is a cold, nonalcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a carbonated drink.
  • soft ground — an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Compare hard ground.
  • soft sawder — flattery; compliments
  • soft solder — a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.
  • soft target — sth easy to hit
  • soft x-rays — a type of x-ray that has its wavelength between 20 and 200 angstroms
  • soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
  • softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
  • software ag — (company)   A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
  • solar flare — flare (def 22).
  • soldier fly — any of several flies of the family Stratiomyidae, characterized by brightly colored abdominal stripes.
  • soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
  • somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
  • sonata form — a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.
  • sorrowfully — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
  • sparrowfart — the very early morning
  • speech form — linguistic form.
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