12-letter words containing f, e, c
- craft centre — a large shop that sells craftwork
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- creep feeder — a pen so constructed as to exclude larger animals while permitting young animals to enter and obtain feed.
- cricket frog — either of two tree frogs, Acris gryllus or A. crepitans, of eastern and central U.S., having a clicking call.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- crook rafter — a rafter for maintaining the angle between a principal rafter and a tie or collar beam.
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- crown office — (in England) an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial
- cruelty-free — (of a cosmetic or other product) developed without being tested on animals
- csk software — (company) An international software company formed by the merger of Quay Financial Software and Micrognosis, and fully owned by CSK Corporation, Japan. CSK Software is based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with offices in London (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Madrid (Spain), and Singapore. Products segments are RDD: Real-time data delivery, main product is Slingshot for delivering real-time data over the Internet (real push technology). ETS: Electronic Trading Systems, price calculation and automatic trading (with connections to XONTRO and XETRA). EAI: Enterprise Application Integration, main product is XGen, a universal message converter with GUI and connections also to SWIFT. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: CSK Software AG, Opernplatz 2, D-60313 Frankfurt, Germany. Tel: +49 (69) 509 520. Fax: +49 (69) 5095 2333.
- 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
- cyberfriends — Plural form of cyberfriend.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cybersurfers — Plural form of cybersurfer.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- deck officer — a ship's officer who is part of the deck crew
- declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
- declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deficiencies — the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deflocculate — to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- difficulties — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- 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.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- 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.