12-letter words containing f, e, r, o, t
- content-free — (jargon) 1. (By analogy with "context-free") Used of a message that adds nothing to the recipient's knowledge. Though this adjective is sometimes applied to flamage, it more usually connotes derision for communication styles that exalt form over substance or are centred on concerns irrelevant to the subject ostensibly at hand. Perhaps most used with reference to speeches by company presidents and other professional manipulators. See also four-colour glossies. (education) 2. Within British schools the term refers to general-purpose software such as a word processor, a spreadsheet or a program that tests spelling of words supplied by the teacher. This is in contrast to software designed to teach a particular topic, e.g. a plant growth simulation, an interactive periodic table or a program that tests spelling of a predetermined list of words. Content-free software can be more cost-effective as it can be reused for many lessons throughout the syllabus.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- cotortfeasor — (legal) A joint tortfeasor.
- counter-fact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterforce — a force that acts in opposition to another force
- counterforts — Plural form of counterfort.
- counteroffer — A counteroffer is an offer that someone makes, for example, for a house or business, in response to an offer by another person or group.
- counterproof — a reverse impression of a newly printed proof of an engraving made by laying it while wet upon plain paper and passing it through the press
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- country life — life in the country
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- cricket frog — either of two tree frogs, Acris gryllus or A. crepitans, of eastern and central U.S., having a clicking call.
- crook rafter — a rafter for maintaining the angle between a principal rafter and a tie or collar beam.
- csk software — (company) An international software company formed by the merger of Quay Financial Software and Micrognosis, and fully owned by CSK Corporation, Japan. CSK Software is based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with offices in London (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Madrid (Spain), and Singapore. Products segments are RDD: Real-time data delivery, main product is Slingshot for delivering real-time data over the Internet (real push technology). ETS: Electronic Trading Systems, price calculation and automatic trading (with connections to XONTRO and XETRA). EAI: Enterprise Application Integration, main product is XGen, a universal message converter with GUI and connections also to SWIFT. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: CSK Software AG, Opernplatz 2, D-60313 Frankfurt, Germany. Tel: +49 (69) 509 520. Fax: +49 (69) 5095 2333.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dessert fork — a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrofluor — a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- enforcements — Plural form of enforcement.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).