12-letter words containing n, f, c
- counterforce — a force that acts in opposition to another force
- counterforts — Plural form of counterfort.
- counteroffer — A counteroffer is an offer that someone makes, for example, for a house or business, in response to an offer by another person or group.
- counterproof — a reverse impression of a newly printed proof of an engraving made by laying it while wet upon plain paper and passing it through the press
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- country folk — people who live in the country
- country life — life in the country
- craft centre — a large shop that sells craftwork
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- craniofacial — relating to both the cranium and the face
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
- crown office — (in England) an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
- cyberfriends — Plural form of cyberfriend.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- dancing frog — (programming, humour) A bug or glitch that only occurs for a particular user; never when the user tries to show it to anyone else. The term is derived from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which a man discovers a frog which can sing and dance; he believes this will make his fortune but the frog never performs in front of anyone else.
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deficiencies — the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- east african — of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe