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12-letter words containing f, o, r

  • run-of-paper — R.O.P.
  • rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
  • safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
  • safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
  • saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
  • sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
  • salutiferous — salutary.
  • san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
  • sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • 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.
  • savoir faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
  • savoir-faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
  • scarificator — a person who scarifies.
  • scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
  • scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
  • second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
  • seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
  • self-colored — of one color.
  • self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
  • self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
  • self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
  • self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • 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-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
  • self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
  • seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
  • 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.
  • serous fluid — any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.
  • serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
  • seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
  • several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
  • sex offender — a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.
  • shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
  • shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
  • shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
  • short shrift — a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
  • shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
  • significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
  • siliciferous — containing, combined with, or producing silica.
  • silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
  • silver frost — glaze (def 17).
  • sir sandford — Mount, a mountain in SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mountains. 11,590 feet (3533 meters).
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