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12-letter words containing f, u, n, d

  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
  • flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
  • flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
  • folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
  • food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
  • foot-poundal — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl.
  • forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
  • foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
  • found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
  • foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
  • foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
  • foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
  • foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
  • fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
  • four hundred — the exclusive social set of a city or area.
  • four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines
  • four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
  • fourdriniers — Plural form of fourdrinier.
  • fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
  • fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • french sudan — former name of Mali.
  • friend-court — amicus curiae.
  • frondiferous — Producing fronds.
  • fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
  • full binding — a complete binding of a volume in any one material, generally leather.
  • full denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
  • fund manager — A fund manager is someone whose job involves investing the money contained in a fund, for example, a mutual fund, on behalf of another person or organization.
  • fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
  • fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
  • fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
  • funnel cloud — a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.
  • furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
  • furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog
  • futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
  • gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
  • ground floor — the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
  • ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
  • ground frost — the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface
  • ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
  • gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
  • huffman code — Huffman coding
  • imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
  • in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
  • infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
  • infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
  • infundibulum — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
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