12-letter words containing c, o, f, u
- out of touch — not up to date
- out of voice — with the voice temporarily in a poor condition, esp for singing
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- out-of-court — conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- overfocussed — too focussed
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- rotator cuff — a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- self-focused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- siliciferous — containing, combined with, or producing silica.
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- sub-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- surface road — a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- touchy-feely — Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- unconfounded — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.