12-letter words containing fo
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- swift-footed — swift in running.
- 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.
- 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)
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- 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.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformism — the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
- transformist — an adherent of transformism.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trifoliolate — having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- true to form — typical
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- unconfounded — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unforgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unfortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- uniform with — having the same form, appearance, etc. as
- unlooked-for — not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unperforming — not performing
- unreformable — not able to be reformed or reclaimed
- unreinforced — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- up for grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- urban forest — the trees and plants within a city.