12-letter words containing f, u, n, s
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- resiniferous — yielding resin.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- schaffhausen — a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
- self-induced — induced by oneself or itself.
- self-insurer — one insured under self-insurance.
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- shelf fungus — bracket fungus
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.