12-letter words containing n, a, f, u
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- manufacturer — a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- nuclear fuel — Physics. fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
- nuclear-free — A nuclear-free place is a place where nuclear energy or nuclear weapons are forbidden.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- run afoul of — fall foul / afoul of, to collide with, as ships. to come into conflict with; quarrel. to make an attack; assault.
- run-of-paper — R.O.P.
- running gaff — the hoisting gaff.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- 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.
- schaffhausen — a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- 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