12-letter words containing f, e, d, p
- 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.
- prespecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- pressed felt — Pressed felt is a material made from compressed fibers and used as a filter.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- 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.
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- redispose of — to dispose of again
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- spindle file — a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers.
- spiny-finned — having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- 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.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unsaponified — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsimplified — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- waterproofed — Having been made waterproof.
- word-perfect — correct in every detail