11-letter words containing a, n, d, f
- final drive — The final drive is an assembly of gears in the back axle of rear-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the rear wheels) vehicles and in the front axle of front-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the front wheels) vehicles.
- finasteride — a drug, C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 , that inhibits testosterone metabolism, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.
- findability — (information science) The quality of a particular object being locatable.
- finedrawing — Present participle of finedraw.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerguard — something that protects the fingers
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- fire warden — an official assigned to prevent or fight fires, as in a forest, logging operation, camp, or town
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food grains — the small hard seedlike fruits of a grass, esp a cereal plant, used as a foodstuff
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- foreign aid — economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
- forest land — Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
- forestlands — Plural form of forestland.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- foundations — Plural form of foundation.
- four-handed — involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- frankenfood — (colloquial, derogatory) genetically modified food.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- fraternized — Simple past tense and past participle of fraternize.
- fraudulence — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- fraudulency — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- free-handed — generous; liberal.
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- freudianism — 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.
- frontloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of frontload.
- frowardness — The quality of being froward.
- fuck around — to have sexual intercourse with.
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fundraisers — Plural form of fundraiser.
- fundraising — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- funeralized — to hold or officiate at a funeral service for.
- fuss around — to engage in idle, aimless, or annoying activity
- futz around — to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).