12-letter words containing c, o, n, s, e, r
- four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french shore — either of two stretches of coastline inhabited mainly by Francophone Canadians: the W coast of Newfoundland and the SW coast of Nova Scotia between Yarmouth and Digby.
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frondescence — the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
- 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).
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- geneva cross — a red Greek cross on a white background, displayed to distinguish ambulances, hospitals, and persons belonging to the Red Cross Society.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- greengrocers — Plural form of greengrocer.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse's neck — a drink of whiskey and ginger ale, served with ice and garnished with a spiral of lemon peel on the rim of the glass.
- housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- in course of — in the process of
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- incinerators — Plural form of incinerator.
- inclusive or — the connective that gives the value true to a disjunction if either or both of the disjuncts are true
- incoherences — Plural form of incoherence.
- inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
- incorporates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incorporate.
- incrossbreed — to breed (animals) by crossbreeding inbred parents, whether of the same or of different breeds
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indirections — Plural form of indirection.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- inflorescent — Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- insectivores — Plural form of insectivore.
- inspectorate — the office or function of an inspector.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- insurrection — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
- interacinous — situated between the acini of a gland or lung.
- interactions — Plural form of interaction.
- interceptors — Plural form of interceptor.
- intercession — an act or instance of interceding.
- intercessory — having the function of interceding: an intercessory prayer.
- interclusion — the act of intercluding