13-letter words containing a, f, y, o
- family doctor — a general practitioner.
- fantabulously — In a fantabulous manner; fantastically, wonderfully.
- fare-you-well — a state of perfection: The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.
- fatty alcohol — any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc.
- feature story — a newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style. Compare follow-up (def 3b), hard news, news story.
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferrocyanogen — a ferrocyanide radical
- ferry company — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- flatbed lorry — a lorry with a flat platform for its body
- flirtatiously — given or inclined to flirtation.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- foolheartedly — Foolishly. In a foolhardy manner. Without thinking about the consequences.
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- fort mcmurray — a town in NE Alberta, in W Canada, on the Athabasca River.
- foundationary — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- frobisher bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE Canada, in the SE coast of Baffin Island
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- go fly a kite — to move through the air using wings.
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- if you ask me — You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
- in the way of — similar to, like
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatorily — in an informatory fashion
- 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.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- made of money — very rich
- mallow family — the plant family Malvaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having palmately veined, lobed, or compound leaves, sticky juice, often showy five-petaled flowers with stamens united in a column, and fruit in the form of a capsule with several divisions, and including the cotton plant, hibiscus, hollyhock, mallow, okra, and rose of Sharon.
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mythification — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.