12-letter words containing r, s, f
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontiersmen — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- frost hollow — a depression in a hilly area in which cold air collects, becoming very cold at night
- frozen stiff — feeling very cold
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- full-service — offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- future tense — grammar: will do, etc.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- grass family — the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugar cane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- ground frost — the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-dressed — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- hard-surface — to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it: to hard-surface a parking area.
- hasenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- head for sth — If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).