11-letter words containing a, f, e, r, d
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- dirt farmer — a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants.
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.
- disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- dog fancier — a person with a special interest in dogs
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
- fact finder — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- fair-haired — having light-colored hair.
- fair-minded — characterized by fair judgment; impartial; unprejudiced: a wise and fair-minded judge.
- fairy bread — slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar, served as a children’s snack
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fanfaronade — bragging; bravado; bluster.
- far-fetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- far-sighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fare-dodger — a person who tries to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fast-fooder — Also, fast-foodery [fast-foo-duh-ree, fahst-] /ˈfæstˈfu də ri, ˈfɑst-/ (Show IPA). a restaurant that sells fast food.
- fatherlands — Plural form of fatherland.
- faultfinder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- feather bed — a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.
- feather-bed — a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.
- featherbeds — Plural form of featherbed.
- featheredge — an edge that thins out like a feather.
- featherhead — featherbrain.
- federalists — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- federalized — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- federalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federalize.
- federations — Plural form of federation.
- feed grains — grains used to feed livestock
- feeder road — a secondary road used to bring traffic to a major road.
- feedforward — The modification or control of a process using its anticipated results or effects.
- fellermelad — (jocular, UK, Ireland, usually with
- fenestrated — having windows; windowed; characterized by windows.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- ferdinand i — Spanish Fernando I. ("Ferdinand the Great") died 1065, king of Castile 1033–65, king of Navarre and Leon 1037–65; emperor of Spain 1056–65.
- ferdinand v — Ferdinand II (def 1).
- fernando po — a former name of Bioko.