11-letter words containing d, e, a, f, i
- fiddle back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- fiddle-back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- fiddleheads — Plural form of fiddlehead.
- fiduciaries — Plural form of fiduciary.
- field drain — an underground earthenware pipe used for draining fields
- field glass — Usually, field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.
- field grade — military rank applying to mid-level army officers, as majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels.
- field label — a descriptive word or phrase for a field in a record, such as 'surname', 'postcode', etc
- field trial — a competition among sporting dogs under natural conditions in the field, in which the animals are judged on the basis of excellence of performance in hunting.
- fifth grade — the fifth year of school, when children are ten or eleven years old
- figureheads — Plural form of figurehead.
- 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.
- 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 damage — damage caused to a building or other object by fire
- fire hazard — an object, building etc that could easily catch fire or cause a fire and thereby endanger life
- 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
- first aider — someone in an organization who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- first grade — school year: age 6-7
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- five-a-side — a version of soccer with five players on each side
- five-gaited — noting an American saddle horse that has been trained to execute the rack and slow gait in addition to the walk, trot, and canter, and that is used chiefly for showing.
- fixed asset — any long-term asset, as a building, tract of land, or patent.
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flimflammed — Simple past tense and past participle of flimflam.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- 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.
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- 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.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- fraternized — Simple past tense and past participle of fraternize.
- fratricides — Plural form of fratricide.
- freddie mac — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
- fredrikstad — a port in SE Norway at the entrance to Oslo Fjord. Pop: 69 867 (2004 est)
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- 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.
- frigatebird — Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundraisers — Plural form of fundraiser.