12-letter words containing f, u, n, a
- son of a gun — a rogue; rascal; scoundrel: That son of a gun still owes me $20.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- stefan dušan — 1308–55, king of Serbia (1331–55), who conquered Albania (1343) and large parts of the Byzantine empire, into which he introduced legal and administrative reforms
- stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- tracker fund — finance: type of savings account
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- trustafarian — a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unartificial — not showing art or skill; not skilled or artistic
- unbeneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- undefendable — to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- understaffed — having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
- undersurface — underside; bottom surface.
- undreamed of — If you describe something as undreamed of, you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible.
- unfabricated — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- unfadingness — the quality or state of being unfading
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unflaggingly — in a consistently strong or tireless manner