12-letter words containing f, e, p, r, o
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- forlorn hope — a perilous or desperate enterprise.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- full powered — (of a vessel) relying on engines for propulsion without assistance from sails.
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- high profile — a deliberately conspicuous manner of living or operating.
- high-profile — prominent publicly
- hopper frame — a window frame having one or more upper sashes hinged at the bottoms and opening inward.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- imperforable — not able to be perforated
- imperforated — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- imperforates — Plural form of imperforate.
- leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.
- mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
- nonperformer — a person or thing that is not performing well or properly.
- note-perfect — (of a singer or musician) able to sing or play without making any errors
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- offset paper — paper used in a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper
- offset press — a printing press used in the offset process, whereby a printing the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper
- opera bouffe — a comic opera, especially of farcical character.
- outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
- outperformer — One who outperforms.
- over-helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- oversimplify — make too simple
- pacific rose — a large variety of eating apple from New Zealand, with sweet flesh