12-letter words containing f, o, r, t, s
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- of o's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- 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
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- out of doors — outside, outdoors
- out of hours — Something that happens out of hours happens at a time that is not during the usual hours of business or work.
- out of sorts — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- out-of-doors — Also, out-of-door. outdoor.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- perforations — the holes punched that allow individual stamps, coupons, etc to be easily separated
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- post-fordism — the idea that modern industrial production has moved away from mass production in huge factories, as pioneered by Henry Ford, towards specialized markets based on small flexible manufacturing units
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- presser foot — a forked, metal device on a sewing machine used for holding the fabric in place while stitching.
- professorate — the office or the period of service of a professor.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- proof sheets — trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) read for the correction of errors; proofs
- proof spirit — an alcoholic liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing a standard amount of alcohol. In the U.S. proof spirit has a specific gravity of .93353 (containing one half of its volume of alcohol of a specific gravity of .7939 at 60° F). In Britain proof spirit has a specific gravity of .91984.
- proof stress — the load per unit area that a structure can withstand without being permanently deformed by more than a specified amount.
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- river forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- scarificator — a person who scarifies.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- self-torment — an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
- self-torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- short shrift — a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced