13-letter words containing s, o, f, i, n
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- san francisco — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sao francisco — a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scarification — an act or instance of scarifying.
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- scorification — an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.
- scorpion fish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- selling floor — floor (def 10).
- show signs of — indicate possibility of
- 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
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- skin friction — the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
- soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.