12-letter words containing f, o, r, e, c, u
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- foreclosures — Plural form of foreclosure.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- furnace room — a room containing a furnace or an enclosed chamber for producing heat, often on the bottom floor of the building that it heats
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
- in course of — in the process of
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- muffle color — Ceramics. a color fired onto an object in a muffle kiln.
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- overfocussed — too focussed
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- siliciferous — containing, combined with, or producing silica.
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- surface road — a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unperfection — imperfection
- unreinforced — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- vociferously — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- work surface — A work surface is a flat surface, usually in a kitchen, which is easy to clean and on which you can do things such as prepare food.