12-letter words containing a, t, f, i
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- fountain pen — a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- foxtail lily — eremurus
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fractionator — Chemistry. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Compare cracker (def 10).
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternities — Plural form of fraternity.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- frigate bird — any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- fritter away — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruit farmer — somebody who farms or grows fruit
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.