12-letter words containing o, f, s
- cost-benefit — denoting or relating to a method of assessing a project that takes into account its costs and its benefits to society as well as the revenue it generates
- cost-justify — to justify the allotment or spending of a specific sum of money for (an investment, procurement, etc.).
- cosurfactant — a surfactant that acts in addition to another surfactant, further reducing the surface tension of a liquid
- cotortfeasor — (legal) A joint tortfeasor.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterforts — Plural form of counterfort.
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- coxless four — a boat for four oarsman and no cox
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- csk software — (company) An international software company formed by the merger of Quay Financial Software and Micrognosis, and fully owned by CSK Corporation, Japan. CSK Software is based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with offices in London (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Madrid (Spain), and Singapore. Products segments are RDD: Real-time data delivery, main product is Slingshot for delivering real-time data over the Internet (real push technology). ETS: Electronic Trading Systems, price calculation and automatic trading (with connections to XONTRO and XETRA). EAI: Enterprise Application Integration, main product is XGen, a universal message converter with GUI and connections also to SWIFT. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: CSK Software AG, Opernplatz 2, D-60313 Frankfurt, Germany. Tel: +49 (69) 509 520. Fax: +49 (69) 5095 2333.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- customs form — a form for customs, concerning the nature, value, destination, etc, of goods being imported or exported
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- dental floss — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth.
- deny oneself — to do without desired things
- dessert fork — a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- diffusionism — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- 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.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disinflation — a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- downshifting — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- ease oneself — to urinate or defecate
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.