14-letter words containing r, s, f
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- reinforcements — the act of reinforcing.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- resinification — to convert into a resin.
- respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- rest of esther — a book of the Old Testament Apocrypha consisting of verses in the Septuagint text of the book of Esther that are not in the Hebrew text
- restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
- rip-off artist — a person who steals, cheats or swindles
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- rose of heaven — a plant, Lychnis coeli-rosa, of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean region, having solitary terminal, rose-pink flowers.
- rose of sharon — Also called althea. a widely cultivated shrub or small tree, Hibiscus syriacus, of the mallow family, having showy white, reddish or purplish flowers.
- ross ice shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.
- rules of order — the rules by which a legislative or deliberative assembly governs its proceedings; parliamentary law.
- run out of gas — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- safety feature — sth designed to prevent injury
- safety harness — apparatus with straps to secure sb
- safety measure — a measure taken to increase or ensure safety or protection from danger
- safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- saint francois — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing generally W to the St. Lawrence River. 165 miles (266 km) long.
- sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
- san franciscan — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- saturated fats — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- screen refresh — refresh rate
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- sea of marmara — a deep inland sea in NW Turkey, linked with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles: separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia. Area: 11 471 sq km (4429 sq miles)
- self assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-addressed — addressed for return to the sender.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-appraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assurance — self-confidence.
- self-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.