12-letter words containing d, i, f, r
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dehumidifier — A dehumidifier is a machine that is used to reduce the amount of moisture in the air.
- denitrifying — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- derived form — derivative (def 4).
- derived-form — something that has been derived.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- desulfurized — Simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize.
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- dinner knife — a knife used in eating the main course of a meal.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- dispreferred — Simple past tense and past participle of disprefer.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- diversifying — Present participle of diversify.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- drift netter — a person who uses a drift net in fishing.
- drop forging — a product made by drop-forging
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fair-skinned — having pale skin; pale-complexioned
- fairchild f8 — (processor) An 8-bit microprocessor. The processor itself had no address bus - program and data memory access were contained in separate units, which reduced the number of pins and the associated cost. It also featured 64 registers, accessed by the ISAR register in cells (register windows) of eight, which meant external RAM wasn't always needed for small applications. In addition, the 2-chip processor didn't need support chips, unlike others which needed seven or more. The F8 inspired other similar CPUs, such as the Intel 8048. The use of the ISAR register allowed a subroutine to be entered without saving a bunch of registers, speeding execution - the ISAR would just be changed. Special purpose registers were stored in the second cell (regs 9-15), and the first eight registers were accessed directly. The windowing concept was useful, but only the register pointed to by the ISAR could be accessed - to access other registers the ISAR was incremented or decremented through the window.
- faits divers — brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- far and wide — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.