12-letter words containing f, e, d, o, r
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- poodle-faker — a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socializing with women; ladies' man
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- proofreading — correction of text
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- redispose of — to dispose of again
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-colored — of one color.
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
- serous fluid — any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- sex offender — a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- sudoriferous — bearing or secreting sweat.
- surface road — a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.
- tender offer — a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- tractor feed — Computers. a mechanism for aligning and transporting paper for a printer by means of pins that catch in perforations along the edges of the paper.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- undreamed of — If you describe something as undreamed of, you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- united front — a coalition formed to oppose a force that menaces the interests of all the members: They presented a united front against the enemy.
- unlooked-for — not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unreinforced — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.