11-letter words containing r, e, f, s
- self-slayer — one who kills oneself.
- self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- self-tender — an offer by a company to buy back some or all of its shares from its shareholders, esp as a protection against an unwelcome takeover bid
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- server farm — a collection of computer servers (usually in a business, organization, etc) used to accomplish tasks for which multiple machines are needed
- 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.
- sewage farm — a place where sewage is treated, esp for use as manure
- shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- sharefarmer — a farmer who pays a fee to another in return for use of land to raise crops, etc
- shear force — Shear force is force that makes one surface of a substance move over another parallel surface.
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
- shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- 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.
- silver fern — a formalized spray of fern leaf, silver on a black background: the symbol of New Zealand sporting teams, esp the All Blacks
- silver fizz — an alcoholic drink made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white.
- silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- 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.
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
- 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-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.
- spacefaring — space travel
- speech form — linguistic form.
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- speechifier — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.