12-letter words containing c, i, e, n, f
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
- free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
- free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
- french drain — a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.
- french fries — thin fried sticks of potato
- french india — the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french twist — French roll.
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- give offence — to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in course of — in the process of
- in excess of — more than
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- incapable of — not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience
- inclusive of — including; taking into account
- inconfidence — (rare) Lack of confidence; mistrust.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- indefectible — not defectible; not liable to defect or failure.
- indefectibly — In an indefectible manner.
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- indifferency — indifference.
- ineffaceable — not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.
- ineffaceably — not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.