13-letter words containing a, f, o, r, d, e
- fort dearborn — a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- forward delta — The delta which, when combined with a version, creates a child version. See change management
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- fowler's toad — an eastern U.S. toad, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, having an almost patternless white belly.
- frame of mind — mental state
- france modern — an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.
- free on board — law: delivered by ship free of charge to buyer
- freedom march — an organized march protesting a government's restriction of or lack of support for civil rights, especially such a march in support of racial integration in the U.S. in the 1960s.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- frontage road — a local road that runs parallel to an expressway, providing access to roadside stores and businesses; a service road.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- full-flavored — Full-flavored food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- hartford fern — a climbing or sprawling fern, Lygodium palmatum, of the eastern U.S., having deeply lobed ivylike leaves.
- head of water — a quantity of water
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- loose forward — one of a number of forwards who play at the back or sides of the scrum and who are not bound wholly into it
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- power forward — a forward valued chiefly for aggressive rebounding capability, rather than scoring, and thus a big, physically strong player.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prepared food — food which has been prepared by manufacturers, and is sold to be eaten at home
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- regardless of — in spite of
- saddle oxford — saddle shoe.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.