13-letter words containing s, e, n, f
- seventy-fifth — next after the seventy-fourth; being the ordinal number for 75.
- seventy-first — next after the seventieth; being the ordinal number for 71.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- shamefastness — the state or quality of being modest, shy, or bashful
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- shiftlessness — lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
- significances — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- significative — serving to signify.
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- single-figure — relating to numbers below ten
- skill-fulness — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- snap fastener — A snap fastener is a small metal object used to fasten clothes, made up of two parts which can be pressed together.
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- soothfastness — the state of being soothfast
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- specific name — the second part in the name of a species, such as norvegicus in Rattus norvegicus
- specification — the act of specifying.
- speechfulness — the state of being full of speech or expression
- speeding fine — a fine for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- sponge finger — sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- staff canteen — a canteen or cafeteria in a company, establishment, etc, for members of staff to eat at
- staff meeting — company gathering of employees
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- stanley falls — series of seven cataracts of the upper Congo River, just south of Kisangani
- stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
- state funeral — a ceremonial funeral for a head of state, or other very important person
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- steadfastness — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- sternforemost — Nautical. with the stern, foremost.
- stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- suffrutescent — partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.
- sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia