11-letter words containing c, h, e, f
- fallen arch — collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet
- 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.
- farm cheese — a mild, firm pressed cheese
- farreaching — Alternative spelling of far-reaching.
- fax machine — facsimile machine
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- feather-cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- featherback — any freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae, of Asia and western Africa, having a small, feathery dorsal fin and a very long anal fin extending from close behind the head to the tip of the tail.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- festschrift — (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
- fetishistic — belief in or use of fetishes.
- fever pitch — a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- file attach — [FidoNet] 1. A file sent along with a mail message from one BBS to another. 2. Sending someone a file by using the File Attach option in a BBS mailer.
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- fire cherry — pin cherry.
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- first reich — the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fish tackle — a tackle for fishing an anchor.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- flitch beam — a beam composed of planks bolted together side by side and often reinforced with a plate of iron or steel.
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- forechecked — Simple past tense and past participle of forecheck.
- forechecker — (ice hockey) A player who forechecks.
- forereached — Simple past tense and past participle of forereach.
- forevouched — previously avowed
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- franchisees — Plural form of franchisee.
- franchisers — Plural form of franchiser.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- free charge — any electric charge that can be placed on a conductor or on or within a dielectric or that moves freely in space (opposed to polarization charge).
- free church — (sometimes initial capital letters) a church free from state control. Compare established church.
- free french — (in World War II) the French movement, organized in London under the leadership of General Charles de Gaulle, that repudiated the 1940 armistice with the Nazis and the government established at Vichy and fought for the liberation of France and the restoration of the republic.
- free school — a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.
- free speech — freedom of speech.
- freeze-etch — to prepare (material) for the electron microscope by freeze etching.
- freight car — any car for carrying freight.
- french arch — an arch similar to a flat arch, but having voussoirs inclined to the same angle on each side of the center.