11-letter words containing r, s, f
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- rain forest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- rastafarian — a follower of Rastafarianism.
- raster font — bitmap font
- re-forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- rediffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- refinedness — the quality or state of being refined; refinement
- reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
- refreshment — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- resign-from — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- retransform — to transform back, again or differently
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- rifled slug — a shotgun projectile with helical grooves on its sides for imparting a spin to it when it is fired through the smooth bore of the shotgun.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
- rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rostovtzeff — Michael Ivanovich [mahy-kuh l i-vah-nuh-vich] /ˈmaɪ kəl ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, U.S. historian, born in Russia.
- rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrificial — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- saddle roof — curved covering for a building
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
- safe harbor — a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- safecracker — a person who breaks open safes to rob them.
- sales force — team of salespeople
- salmon farm — an enclosed area of water devoted to the rearing of salmon for food
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scarf cloud — pileus (def 3).
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- 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.