7-letter words containing f, e, c
- leofric — died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- lucifer — a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
- malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
- mercify — (obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity. (16th-19th c.).
- offence — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- officed — Simple past tense and past participle of office.
- officer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- offices — Plural form of office.
- orifice — an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- outface — to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
- pigface — a creeping succulent plant of the genus Carpobrotus, having bright-coloured flowers and red fruits and often grown for ornament: family Aizoaceae
- preface — a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
- prefect — a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
- proface — much good may it do you!
- rc file — /R C fi:l/ [Unix: from the startup script "/etc/rc", but this is commonly believed to have been named after older scripts to "run commands"] Script file containing startup instructions for an application program (or an entire operating system), usually a text file containing commands of the sort that might have been invoked manually once the system was running but are to be executed automatically each time the system starts up. See also dot file, profile (sense 1).
- rectify — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- refence — to provide (something) with a fence again
- reflect — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- refocus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- refract — to subject to refraction.
- scarfed — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scarfer — a football fan who is not a hooligan
- schaerf — Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Austrian statesman: president 1957–65.
- scoffer — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scuffed — to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- scuffer — a type of lightweight sandal
- scuffle — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- sebific — producing fat or fatty matter
- sferics — (used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
- specify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- suffect — in ancient Rome, an additional or suffect consul
- suffice — to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- techref — /tek'ref/ [MS-DOS] The original "IBM PC Technical Reference Manual", including the BIOS listing and complete schematics for the PC. The only PC documentation in the issue package that's considered serious by real hackers.
- uncleft — not cleft; not split or bifurcated
- unfaced — without crystal faces.
- unfence — to take away a fence from
- uniface — a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- venefic — having poisonous effects