12-letter words containing n, s, f
- felliniesque — referring to or reminiscent of the films of Federico Fellini
- feminineness — The state or condition of being feminine.
- femininities — Plural form of femininity.
- feminisation — Alternative spelling of feminization.
- fence-sitter — a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy.
- fenestration — the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
- fennoscandia — region in N Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and the part of NW Russia west of the White Sea
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- feverishness — The quality of being feverish.
- fianarantsoa — a city in E central Madagascar.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fiendishness — The quality of being fiendish.
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- find oneself — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- finder's fee — a fee paid to a finder or agent who initiates a business transaction, usually a percentage of the money earned.
- fines herbes — a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc
- finger grass — any of various grasses of the genus Chloris, having several narrow spikes in a terminal cluster.
- finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- fire setting — an ancient method of shattering rock by building a fire against it so as to cause it to split as a result of uneven internal stresses.
- fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
- firing glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century having a conical, rounded body on a thick stem and a heavy spreading foot.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- first finger — the finger next to the thumb; index finger
- first nation — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- first string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- first violin — one of the principal group of violins in an orchestra
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- firstnighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fisheye lens — a hemispherical plano-convex lens for photographing in a full 180° in all directions in front of the camera, creating a circular image having an increasing amount of distortion from the center to the periphery.
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- fishing line — cord used to catch fish
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fishing worm — an earthworm.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish