12-letter words containing e, n, f, b
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- free balloon — a balloon, often equipped to carry passengers, that drifts with air currents and whose ascent and descent are controlled by the release of ballast and buoyant gas.
- freezer burn — light-colored spots that appear on frozen food, caused by loss of surface moisture due to faulty packaging or improper freezing methods.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- frequentable — Accessible.
- front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
- frontal bone — a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit.
- frontal lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- hereinbefore — before in this document, statement, etc.
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in sb's life — If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life, you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship.
- incapable of — not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- indefeasible — not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.
- indefeasibly — In an indefeasible manner.
- indefectible — not defectible; not liable to defect or failure.
- indefectibly — In an indefectible manner.
- indefensible — not justifiable; inexcusable: indefensible behavior.
- indefensibly — In an indefensible manner.
- indefinables — Plural form of indefinable.
- ineffability — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- ineffaceable — not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.
- ineffaceably — not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.
- ineffectible — Ineffectual; impracticable.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- insufferable — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- non-flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- non-fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- nonflammable — not flammable; not combustible or easily set on fire.
- nonforbidden — Unforbidden.
- objectifying — Present participle of objectify.
- of substance — wealthy
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- on behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- risk-benefit — involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.