12-letter words containing e, f, u
- coxless four — a boat for four oarsman and no cox
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- cruelty-free — (of a cosmetic or other product) developed without being tested on animals
- cuckooflower — a bitter cress (Cardamine pratensis) bearing white or rose flowers; lady's-smock
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- cut a figure — to attract attention
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cybersurfers — Plural form of cybersurfer.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deflocculate — to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dehumidified — Simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify.
- dehumidifier — A dehumidifier is a machine that is used to reduce the amount of moisture in the air.
- dehumidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify.
- delightfully — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- desulfurized — Simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- difficulties — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- diffusedness — the state or quality of being diffused
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disqualified — Simple past tense and past participle of disqualify.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disqualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- double bluff — deceit
- 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 fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double fugue — a fugue with two subjects developed simultaneously.
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- dreadfulness — The characteristic of being dreadful.
- dreamfulness — the quality of being full of dreams
- duke of alba — Duke of, Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo.
- dumdum fever — a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dwarf laurel — a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.