12-letter words containing s, u, r, f, i, n
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- resiniferous — yielding resin.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
- self-insurer — one insured under self-insurance.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- trustafarian — a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unfortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- unrefreshing — not refreshing, rejuvenating, or invigorating
- unstratified — not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers: unstratified rocks.
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- venus figure — Venus (def 3).