12-letter words containing fi
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- center field — the middle area of the outfield
- central-fire — center-fire.
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- certificates — Plural form of certificate.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- cockfighting — The sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs.
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- coefficients — Plural form of coefficient.
- color filter — colored glass, dyed gelatin, etc., used to produce certain color or light effects, as in photography
- complexified — Simple past tense and past participle of complexify.
- complexifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify.
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
- confinements — Plural form of confinement.
- confirmation — the act of confirming
- confirmative — serving to confirm; corroborative.
- confirmatory — confirming or tending to confirm
- confiscating — Present participle of confiscate.
- confiscation — to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- conspecifics — Plural form of conspecific.
- cooking film — a plastic film used for wrapping or covering food
- cost-benefit — denoting or relating to a method of assessing a project that takes into account its costs and its benefits to society as well as the revenue it generates
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
- courier firm — a firm that provides special delivery services
- crown office — (in England) an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- cut a figure — to attract attention
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
- cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- damselfishes — Plural form of damselfish.
- dead fingers — a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis
- deck officer — a ship's officer who is part of the deck crew
- declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
- declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.