12-letter words containing f, s
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- carefreeness — without anxiety or worry.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- certificates — Plural form of certificate.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- chef's salad — A chef's salad is a green salad with hard-boiled egg and strips of meat and cheese on top.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- chieftainess — a female chieftain
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- circumflexes — Plural form of circumflex.
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- circumfusing — Present participle of circumfuse.
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- citrus fruit — any fruit belonging to the genus Citrus
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- coat of arms — The coat of arms of a family, town, or organization is a special design in the form of a shield that they use as a symbol of their identity.
- codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
- coefficients — Plural form of coefficient.
- coffee beans — the beanlike seeds of the coffee tree, which are roasted and ground to make coffee
- coffee house — A coffee house is a kind of bar where people sit to drink coffee and talk. Coffee houses were especially popular in Britain in the 18th century.
- coffee spoon — a small spoon (smaller than a teaspoon) for stirring coffee
- coffeehouses — Plural form of coffeehouse.
- coffeemakers — Plural form of coffeemaker.
- colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- comfort stop — a short break on a journey to allow travellers to go to the toilet
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- common swift — Apus apus, a bird with long narrow wings which spends most of the time on the wing
- complexifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- confessional — A confessional is the small room in a church where Christians, especially Roman Catholics, go to confess their sins.