12-letter words containing f, r, y
- proof theory — (logic) The branch of logic describing procedures for combining logical statements to show, by a series of truth-preserving transformations, that one statement is a consequence of some other statement or group of statements.
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- refractivity — the power to refract.
- refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- royal family — the immediate family of a reigning monarch.
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- 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.
- sea crayfish — spiny lobster.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- shellfishery — the industry and commerce of catching, processing, and selling shellfish; raising shellfish for commercial purposes.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- sir jeffreys — George (1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem) 1648–89, English jurist.
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- thirty-fifth — next after the thirty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 35.
- thirty-first — next after the thirtieth; being the ordinal number for 31.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- to your feet — If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.
- tour of duty — tour (def 5).
- traffic duty — an assignment to help the flow of traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- typhus-fever — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- uncheerfully — without cheerfulness; in an uncheerful manner
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.