11-letter words containing d, i, e, r
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- fluid drive — a power coupling for permitting a smooth start in any gear, consisting of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil, such that one rotor, driven by the engine, moves the oil to drive the other rotor, which in turn drives the transmission.
- 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.
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
- foodservice — The business of providing food and related services.
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
- foredestine — (rare) predestine.
- foredooming — Present participle of foredoom.
- 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.
- foresighted — Having or using foresight.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- fourdrinier — a machine for manufacturing paper.
- 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.
- frederick i — ("Frederick Barbarossa") 1123?–90, king of Germany 1152–90; king of Italy 1152–90: emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1152–90.
- frederick v — called the Winter King. 1596–1632, elector of the Palatinate (1610–23) and king of Bohemia (1619–20). He led the revolt of Bohemian Protestants at the beginning of the Thirty Years' War
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- frederik ix — 1899–1972, king of Denmark 1947–72 (son of Christian X).
- fredrikstad — a port in SE Norway at the entrance to Oslo Fjord. Pop: 69 867 (2004 est)
- free diving — skin diving.
- free period — a portion of time during which there is little or no activity
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- frenchified — Simple past tense and past participle of frenchify.
- 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.
- friend-zone — Slang. to put (someone) in the friend zone: He wonders why he's always getting friend-zoned by women he likes.
- friendliest — Superlative form of friendly.
- friendships — Plural form of friendship.
- friendswood — a city in SE Texas.
- frigatebird — Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
- frigid zone — either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- front-drive — (of an automotive vehicle) having front-wheel drive.
- full-rigged — (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; square-rigged on all of three or more masts.
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundraisers — Plural form of fundraiser.
- funeralized — to hold or officiate at a funeral service for.
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- gaff-rigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.