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15-letter words containing s, e, l, f, n

  • pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
  • purslane family — the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.
  • put oneself out — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.
  • question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
  • ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
  • read oneself in — to assume possession of a benefice by publicly reading the Thirty-nine Articles
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • relapsing fever — one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks.
  • relieve oneself — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
  • resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
  • reversing falls — a series of rapids in the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada, the flow of which regularly reverses itself owing to the force an incoming tide
  • ronne ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E.
  • rule one's life — If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way.
  • saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
  • schlieffen plan — a plan intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries, devised by Alfred, Count von Schlieffen (1833–1913) in 1905
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • self fulfilment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
  • self perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
  • self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
  • self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
  • self-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
  • self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-afflicting — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
  • self-analytical — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
  • self-assessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
  • self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
  • self-betterment — the act or process of bettering; improvement.
  • self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-commitment — the act of committing.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-conception — self-concept.
  • self-confidence — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-consistent — consistent with oneself or itself.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
  • self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
  • self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
  • self-definition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
  • self-dependence — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
  • self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-discipline — discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement: Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.
  • self-effacement — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
  • self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
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