12-letter words containing n, s, f
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- man of straw — straw man.
- manifestness — The quality or state of being manifest or obvious.
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- mansard-roof — Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. Compare French roof.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misformation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misinference — Incorrect inference.
- misinforming — Present participle of misinform.
- misreference — to reference (an academic work, a publication, etc) inaccurately or incorrectly
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monospecific — having or comprising a single species
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- mystifyingly — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- nannofossils — Plural form of nannofossil.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- needlefishes — Plural form of needlefish.
- 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.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- ninety-first — next after the ninetieth; being the ordinal number for 91.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-feminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- non-specific — Non-specific medical conditions or symptoms have more than one possible cause.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- nonformalism — Absence of, or a belief system that is the opposite of, formalism.
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- nonoffensive — Not offensive.
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- oasification — The process of restoring water, soil, and plant life to an environment that has been degraded by soil erosion.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- of one's own — If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own, you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people.
- of substance — wealthy
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- 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.