13-letter words containing s, o, n, f, a
- send away for — order by post
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- show of hands — an indication of approval, disapproval, volunteering, etc., on the part of a group of persons, usually made by each assenting person raising his or her hand.
- 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
- 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.
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- 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).
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- soothfastness — the state of being soothfast
- 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.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- specification — the act of specifying.
- 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.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- 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.
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- to one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transfrontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vinson massif — a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5140 meters).
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.