12-letter words containing s, a, n, e, r, i
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- 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.
- fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternities — Plural form of fraternity.
- freakishness — The characteristic or quality of being freakish.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- 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).
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- ganges river — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- garden snail — Zoology
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastronomies — Plural form of gastronomy.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
- generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- generativist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.
- generatrices — Plural form of generatrix.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.