11-letter words containing e, n, f, r
- canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- center-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def 1).
- centerfield — the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.
- centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
- centre half — a defender who plays in the middle of the defence
- centre-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the centre of the base
- centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- chicken-fry — to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat: chicken-fried steak.
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- chiffonnier — a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- coffee ring — a coffeecake shaped like a ring, plain or fruited, often with a topping of raisins, ground nuts, and icing.
- come in for — If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it.
- coneflowers — Plural form of coneflower.
- confarreate — of or relating to confarreation
- confederacy — A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
- confederate — Someone's confederates are the people they are working with in a secret activity.
- conferenced — a meeting for consultation or discussion: a conference between a student and his adviser.
- conferences — Plural form of conference.
- conferrable — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- conferrence — an act of bestowal
- configurate — to shape or fashion
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- confirmance — (obsolete) confirmation.
- confirmedly — In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
- conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
- conformable — corresponding in character; similar
- conformance — conformity
- confounders — Plural form of confounder.
- convert.f90 — A Fortran77 to Fortran90 translator by Michael Metcalf <[email protected]>. The significant differences between the two Fortrans make this package useful.
- coreference — a relationship between two words or phrases in which both refer to the same person or thing and one stands as a linguistic antecedent of the other, as the two pronouns in She taught herself but not in She taught her.
- corned beef — Corned beef is beef which has been cooked and preserved in salt water.
- corner flag — a flag placed on a short pole marking a corner of a football pitch
- cornflowers — Plural form of cornflower.
- corniferous — producing or containing chert
- counterbuff — a retaliatory blow
- counterfact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counterfect — counterfeit
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- counterfire — fire that is intended to destroy enemy weapons
- counterflow — the flowing of two fluids in opposite directions in adjacent parts of an apparatus
- counterfoil — A counterfoil is the part of a cheque, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.