12-letter words containing s, f, e
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
- bindle stiff — a hobo.
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- blast effect — the damage caused by the force of an explosive blast
- blissfulness — full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
- book of odes — a collection of 305 poems compiled in the 6th century b.c. by Confucius.
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
- brush flower — a flower or inflorescence with numerous long stamens, usually pollinated by birds or bats
- buffel grass — grass used for pasture in Africa, India, and Australia
- buffer state — A buffer state is a peaceful country situated between two or more larger hostile countries.
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- busted flush — a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- carefreeness — without anxiety or worry.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- certificates — Plural form of certificate.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- chef's salad — A chef's salad is a green salad with hard-boiled egg and strips of meat and cheese on top.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- chieftainess — a female chieftain
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- circumflexes — Plural form of circumflex.
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
- coefficients — Plural form of coefficient.
- coffee beans — the beanlike seeds of the coffee tree, which are roasted and ground to make coffee
- coffee house — A coffee house is a kind of bar where people sit to drink coffee and talk. Coffee houses were especially popular in Britain in the 18th century.