12-letter words containing f, e, i, s, a
- dead fingers — a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis
- 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.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- 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.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- disqualified — Simple past tense and past participle of disqualify.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disqualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
- dissatisfies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissatisfy.
- distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side).
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- east african — of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- exsufflicate — Empty, inflated, frivolous.
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factualities — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- failed state — a nation in which the government has lost political authority and control and is unable to fulfill the basic responsibilities of a sovereign state.
- faintishness — The quality of being faintish; slight faintness.
- fair-skinned — having pale skin; pale-complexioned
- faithfullest — Superlative form of faithful.
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- faits divers — brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.
- false acacia — black locust.
- false aralia — any of several Polynesian shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Dizygotheca, of the ginseng family, having palmately compound, mottled leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- false gavial — a SE Asian crocodile, Tomistoma schlegeli, similar to but smaller than the gavial
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- false mildew — downy mildew (def 1).
- false-acacia — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- false-mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- family style — a way of serving food, as in boardinghouses and some restaurants, in which the people at the table help themselves from large dishes passed around from hand to hand
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.