12-letter words containing d, e, o, f, t
- end of steel — a point up to which railway tracks have been laid
- fed to death — bored or annoyed
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- fleet-footed — able to run fast.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
- floor trader — a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for his or her own account.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- foamed metal — a uniform foamlike metal structure produced when hydrogen bubbles are evolved from metal hydrides uniformly dispersed throughout a host metal or metal alloy: used as a structural material because of its shock-absorbing properties and light weight.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foot soldier — an infantryman.
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forced-draft — using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system.
- fore and aft — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- fore-and-aft — located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
- forebodement — The act of foreboding.
- foredestined — Simple past tense and past participle of foredestine.
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- foreordinate — foreordain.
- fort detrick — a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- forward rate — the agreed price for something that is to be bought or sold at a later date
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- front loader — a washing machine with a door at the front which opens one side of the drum into which washing is placed
- front-loaded — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- front-loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the front (as distinguished from a top loader).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.