13-letter words containing d, e, f, a, t
- disinfectants — Plural form of disinfectant.
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
- east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- face validity — the extent to which a psychological test appears to measure what it is intended to measure
- face-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points on the faces of the unit cells.
- factionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of factionalize.
- faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fairly-traded — bought from the producer at a guaranteed price
- false-hearted — having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
- family credit — (formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999
- farther india — a peninsula in SE Asia, between India and China: consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia
- fast dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another, merging the two scenes imperceptibly
- fatheadedness — The quality of being fatheaded.
- featherbedded — Simple past tense and past participle of featherbed.
- featherheaded — featherbrain.
- federal court — a court of a federal government, especially one established under the Constitution of the United States.
- feeder stream — a tributary that feeds into a larger river, canal, etc
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
- female thread — a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
- ferret badger — any of several small omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.
- feudal system — the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.
- feudalization — to make feudal; bring under the feudal system.
- fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
- fictionalized — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- field battery — a small unit of usually four field guns
- field captain — a member of a team taking active part in a game who is authorized to make decisions for the team, especially in regard to planning plays, deciding whether to accept penalties called by an official against the opponents, etc.
- fifth disease — Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
- final edition — the last version of a particular issue of a daily newspaper
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- fingerpainted — Simple past tense and past participle of fingerpaint.
- fireside chat — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
- fitted carpet — wall-to-wall carpeting
- fixed capital — capital goods, as machinery and tools, that are relatively durable and can be used repeatedly in the production of goods.
- flabbergasted — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flat-bottomed — (of boats) having a flat bottom.
- flatbed lorry — a lorry with a flat platform for its body
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- flatbed truck — a truck with a flat platform for its body
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- flight leader — a pilot who commands a flight of military airplanes.
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- flog to death — to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it