12-letter words containing i, n, s, u, f
- 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.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- 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.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- 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.
- 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.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- resiniferous — yielding resin.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- 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.
- 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.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- stuffing nut — a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- sub-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.