12-letter words containing f, r, e, s
- presser foot — a forked, metal device on a sewing machine used for holding the fabric in place while stitching.
- 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.
- prison fever — typhus.
- pro-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- professorate — the office or the period of service of a professor.
- professoress — a female professor
- professorial — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- proof sheets — trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) read for the correction of errors; proofs
- 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.
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- 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
- reform flask — an English salt-glazed stoneware flask of the early 19th century formed as an effigy of one of the figures connected with the Reform Bill of 1832.
- refresh rate — (hardware) (Or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate") The maximum number of frames that can be displayed on a monitor in a second, expressed in Hertz. The scan rate is controlled by the vertical sync signal generated by the video controller, ordering the monitor to position the electron gun at the upper left corner of the raster, ready to paint another frame. It is limited by the monitor's maximum horizontal scan rate and the resolution, since higher resolution means more scan lines. Increasing the refresh rate decreases flickering, reducing eye strain, but few people notice any change above 60-72 Hz.
- refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- renfrewshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- resiniferous — yielding resin.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- risk-benefit — involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.
- river forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- rooflessness — the state of having no roof
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- safe-breaker — a person who breaks open and robs safes
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- 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.