12-letter words containing fe
- coffee beans — the beanlike seeds of the coffee tree, which are roasted and ground to make coffee
- coffee break — A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee.
- coffee cream — cream for use in coffee; light cream.
- 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.
- coffee maker — Also, coffeemaker. an apparatus for brewing coffee; coffeepot.
- coffee royal — café royale.
- coffee spoon — a small spoon (smaller than a teaspoon) for stirring coffee
- coffee table — A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
- coffee-maker — a domestic appliance that makes coffee
- coffeehouses — Plural form of coffeehouse.
- coffeemakers — Plural form of coffeemaker.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- come to life — If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- confectioner — A confectioner is a person whose job is making or selling sweets and chocolates.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- conferencier — a lecturer or public speaker
- conferencing — communication between three or more speakers at different locations
- conferential — Of or pertaining to a conference.
- confessional — A confessional is the small room in a church where Christians, especially Roman Catholics, go to confess their sins.
- confessoress — a woman who hears or makes confessions
- cotortfeasor — (legal) A joint tortfeasor.
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counteroffer — A counteroffer is an offer that someone makes, for example, for a house or business, in response to an offer by another person or group.
- country life — life in the country
- cracker feed — Cracker feed is the raw materials used in different cracking processes.
- creep feeder — a pen so constructed as to exclude larger animals while permitting young animals to enter and obtain feed.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- cybersurfers — Plural form of cybersurfer.
- deafferented — Simple past tense and past participle of deafferent.
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- defederalize — to shift the functions or powers of (an agency, service, etc.) from the jurisdiction of the federal government to that of state or local government: to defederalize construction loans.
- defenestrate — to throw (a person or a thing) out of a window
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- dinner knife — a knife used in eating the main course of a meal.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- dispreferred — Simple past tense and past participle of disprefer.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dumdum fever — a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani.