12-letter words containing c, s, f
- foreclosures — Plural form of foreclosure.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- fornications — Plural form of fornication.
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- forrest city — a city in E Arkansas.
- fort collins — a city in N Colorado.
- fort jackson — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in N central South Carolina, NE of Columbia.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- 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.
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- 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.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french fries — thin fried sticks of potato
- 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 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 sudan — former name of Mali.
- 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.
- french twist — French roll.
- french-style — French-cut.
- fresco secco — the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster. Also called dry fresco, secco. Compare fresco (def 1).
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- 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.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- 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).
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- full-service — offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections