12-letter words containing f, n, u
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
- confoundedly — bewildered; confused; perplexed.
- confoundment — The state of being confounded.
- confucianism — the ethical system of Confucius, emphasizing moral order, the humanity and virtue of China's ancient rulers, and gentlemanly education
- confucianist — the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
- confusedness — The state or quality of being confused.
- confusticate — Slang. to confuse or perplex; bewilder.
- confutations — Plural form of confutation.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- cosurfactant — a surfactant that acts in addition to another surfactant, further reducing the surface tension of a liquid
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
- council flat — a flat built or owned by a local council
- 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 folk — people who live in the country
- country life — life in the country
- crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- diffusedness — the state or quality of being diffused
- diffusionism — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.