12-letter words containing i, n, s, u, f
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- 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.
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 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.
- 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.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- 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
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- 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.
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- unfadingness — the quality or state of being unfading
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- unfittedness — the state of being unfitted
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unfortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- unrefreshing — not refreshing, rejuvenating, or invigorating
- unsanctified — not sanctified
- unsaponified — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsatisfying — lacking in sth
- unscientific — not scientific; not employed in science: an unscientific measuring device.
- unscottified — not Scottish; taken out of a Scottish context
- unsimplified — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- unsolidified — to unite firmly or consolidate.
- unstratified — not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers: unstratified rocks.
- unsufficient — insufficient
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- venus figure — Venus (def 3).
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- young fustic — fustet (def 2).
- zinc sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
- zinc sulfide — a white to yellow, crystalline powder, ZnS, soluble in acids, insoluble in water, occurring naturally as wurtzite and sphalerite: used as a pigment and as a phosphor on x-ray and television screens.