12-letter words containing c, s, f
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- 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.
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- sales office — the office or room of the department of a company responsible for selling its goods or services
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salvifically — in a saving manner
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- 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.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- scabbardfish — any of several marine fishes having a long, compressed, silvery body, especially a cutlassfish, Trichiurus lepturus, of the western Atlantic.
- scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
- scalar field — a region with a number assigned at each point.
- scared stiff — terrified
- scarificator — a person who scarifies.
- schaffhausen — a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- schoolfellow — a schoolmate.
- schrieffer's — John Robert, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1972.
- scire facias — a writ requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why a judgment, letters patent, etc., should not be executed, vacated, or annulled.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
- sea crawfish — spiny lobster
- sea crayfish — spiny lobster.
- sea defences — walls, breakwaters and other measures designed to prevent coastal erosion
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-centred — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- self-colored — of one color.
- self-command — self-control.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-concept — the idea or mental image one has of oneself and one's strengths, weaknesses, status, etc.; self-image.
- self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- self-content — satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- self-created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- self-defence — the act of defending one's person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self-defense.
- self-elected — chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.