11-letter words containing v, s, f
- fort devens — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Massachusetts, SW of Ayer.
- forty-seven — a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
- free silver — the free coinage of silver, especially at a fixed ratio with gold.
- frivolities — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- frost heave — an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.
- frugivorous — fruit-eating, as certain bats.
- frustrative — That which frustrates (causes frustration).
- fuel-saving — (of a vehicle) using less fuel for a further distance
- fungivorous — feeding on fungi, as certain insects.
- furtiveness — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- half-sleeve — a sleeve that reaches to around the elbow
- harvest fly — cicada
- harvestfish — a butterfish of the genus Peprilus, especially P. alepidotus of Atlantic waters.
- hovercrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of hovercraft.
- indefensive — Not defensive; unprotected.
- infinitives — The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see).
- inoffensive — causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance: a mild, inoffensive man.
- interfluves — Plural form of interfluve.
- lassa fever — a highly contagious viral disease, largely confined to central West Africa, characterized by fever, difficulty in swallowing, and inflammation of the pharynx, often progressing to infect the lungs, heart, and kidneys, leading to death.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- off-reserve — located on or living in a place that is not part of a designated Indian reserve
- offensively — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- overfishing — to fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters): Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
- overfulness — the state of being too full
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- overstuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- ovuliferous — holding ovules
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- rostovtzeff — Michael Ivanovich [mahy-kuh l i-vah-nuh-vich] /ˈmaɪ kəl ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, U.S. historian, born in Russia.
- sea of azov — a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-driven — (of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.
- self-giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- server farm — a collection of computer servers (usually in a business, organization, etc) used to accomplish tasks for which multiple machines are needed
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- silver fern — a formalized spray of fern leaf, silver on a black background: the symbol of New Zealand sporting teams, esp the All Blacks
- silver fizz — an alcoholic drink made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white.
- silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- snuff movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
- snuff-movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- swine fever — hog cholera.