12-letter words containing f, e, s, d
- interdiffuse — (of two or more fluids) to diffuse mutually
- isle of dogs — a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- lend oneself — to give support, cooperation, etc
- loose-footed — (of a fore-and-aft sail) not having the foot bent to a boom.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- make friends — get to know people
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- misspecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
- needlefishes — Plural form of needlefish.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- of few words — taciturn, who rarely speaks
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- offendedness — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- outside-left — a footballer who plays on the outside left wing of the field
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overfocussed — too focussed
- overfondness — excessive affection
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- possessed of — having
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- 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.
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
- rat-infested — (of a place or vessel) that has many rats
- reclassified — to classify anew.
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redispose of — to dispose of again
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sand-floated — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar rubbed with sand and floated when it has partly set.