12-letter words containing d, a, f, t
- midwife toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- modificatory — modifying.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- nonfederated — not federated
- not half bad — very good
- note of hand — promissory note.
- of even date — of the same or today's date
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- optical diff — vdiff
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- rat-infested — (of a place or vessel) that has many rats
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- 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.
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sand-floated — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar rubbed with sand and floated when it has partly set.
- scared stiff — terrified
- 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-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- self-treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- smooth-faced — beardless; smooth-shaven.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- soft landing — space vehicle
- soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- stand in for — to substitute for
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand-offish — If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way.
- stefan dušan — 1308–55, king of Serbia (1331–55), who conquered Albania (1343) and large parts of the Byzantine empire, into which he introduced legal and administrative reforms
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- tax-deferred — noting or providing income that is not taxed until a later time.