12-letter words containing f, r, o, n, t
- 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
- craftsperson — an artisan
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- enforcements — Plural form of enforcement.
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- fata morgana — Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- fenestration — the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
- fermentation — the act or process of fermenting.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- fianarantsoa — a city in E central Madagascar.
- fiberization — the process or practice of breaking into fibres
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- fire control — technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.
- fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- first nation — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- first violin — one of the principal group of violins in an orchestra
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats