12-letter words containing n, o, e, d, f
- of even date — of the same or today's date
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- offendedness — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overfondness — excessive affection
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- proofreading — correction of text
- redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- 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-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- sand-floated — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar rubbed with sand and floated when it has partly set.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-command — self-control.
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- 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.
- sex offender — a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
- tender offer — a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- toffee-nosed — stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- unconfounded — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- undreamed of — If you describe something as undreamed of, you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- united front — a coalition formed to oppose a force that menaces the interests of all the members: They presented a united front against the enemy.