12-letter words containing f, s
- deficiencies — the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- dehumidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystifying — Present participle of demystify.
- dental floss — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth.
- deny oneself — to do without desired things
- dessert fork — a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- desulfurized — Simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize.
- difficulties — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- diffusedness — the state or quality of being diffused
- diffusionism — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- disdainfully — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disgustfully — in a disgustful manner
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- disinflation — a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
- dispreferred — Simple past tense and past participle of disprefer.
- disqualified — Simple past tense and past participle of disqualify.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disqualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
- dissatisfies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissatisfy.
- dissyllabify — to make disyllabic
- distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side).
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- diversifying — Present participle of diversify.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- downshifting — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- dram refresh — (storage) The operation which cycles through a DRAM reading each row and writing it back again to compensate for the gradual leakage of charge from the capacitors which store the data. This may be done by the CPU but is often done by a dedicated memory controller.