12-letter words containing r, t, f
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strobiliform — shaped as a strobilus
- strong force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- sulphur tuft — a poisonous basidiomycetous fungus, Hypholoma fasciculare, having a sulphurous yellow cap and found in clumps on and around broad-leaved trees
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- tamper-proof — resistant to interference, alteration
- tank farming — hydroponics.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- tax-deferred — noting or providing income that is not taxed until a later time.
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- 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.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- testificator — a person who witnesses
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- the fair sex — women collectively
- the far east — the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan
- the far left — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic change, reform, or revolution designed to promote the greater freedom, power, welfare, or comfort of the common people
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the flickers — the cinema
- the frizzies — the condition of having frizzy hair
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- the-firebird — a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
- thereinafter — afterward in that document.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
- thirty-fifth — next after the thirty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 35.
- thirty-first — next after the thirtieth; being the ordinal number for 31.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- thrust fault — a low-angle reverse fault produced in rocks subjected to thrust.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- tie-off rail — trim rail.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- to a frazzle — absolutely; completely (esp in the phrase burnt to a frazzle)
- to open fire — If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.