10-letter words containing s, n, e, f
- noiseproof — soundproof.
- noises off — sounds made offstage intended for the ears of the audience: used as a stage direction
- nondefense — Unrelated to military defense.
- nonferrous — (of a metal) containing little or no iron.
- nonsulfide — (of minerals) not containing a sulfide.
- nose flute — (esp in the South Sea Islands) a type of flute blown through the nose
- nubiferous — cloud-bringing, cloud-bearing, or full of cloud
- nuciferous — (of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.
- nullifiers — Plural form of nullifier.
- numbfishes — Plural form of numbfish.
- oafishness — The state of being oafish.
- off screen — cinema: not on film
- off season — a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season.
- off-screen — You use off-screen to refer to the real lives of film or television actors, in contrast with the lives of the characters they play.
- off-season — a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season.
- offendress — a female person who offends
- offensible — (obsolete) That may give offense.
- offensives — Plural form of offensive.
- offishness — Quality of being offish.
- offsetting — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- oftentimes — often.
- omniferous — producing or consisting of all kinds of things
- on defense — engaged in an attempt to prevent an opposing team from scoring
- on offense — engaged in an attempt to score against an opposing team
- one's fill — the quantity needed to satisfy one
- one's self — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- open flash — a photographic technique employing a flash fired while the camera shutter is held open.
- open-shelf — open-stack.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- presignify — to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.
- professing — to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.
- profession — a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.
- quantifies — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- refinisher — a person who professionally refinishes or restores buildings or antique furniture
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- refuse bin — a bin for the disposal of rubbish and waste
- remanifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- retransfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- ring false — to give the impression of being false
- safe haven — an area near a combat zone that is maintained as being free from military attack.
- safety man — safety (def 6c).
- safety net — a large net rigged between a person, as a trapeze performer, and the ground as protection in a fall.
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- san rafael — a city in W Argentina.