11-letter words containing d, i, n, f
- fishing rod — a long, slender, cylindrical, flexible rod usually made of bamboo, steel, or fiberglass, for use with a reel and line in catching fish.
- fixed point — (mathematics) The fixed point of a function, f is any value, x for which f x = x. A function may have any number of fixed points from none (e.g. f x = x+1) to infinitely many (e.g. f x = x). The fixed point combinator, written as either "fix" or "Y" will return the fixed point of a function. See also least fixed point.
- fixed-point — (programming) A number representation scheme where a number, F is represented by an integer I such that F=I*R^-P, where R is the (assumed) radix of the representation and P is the (fixed) number of digits after the radix point. On computers with no floating-point unit, fixed-point calculations are significantly faster than floating-point as all the operations are basically integer operations. Fixed-point representation also has the advantage of having uniform density, i.e., the smallest resolvable difference of the representation is R^-P throughout the representable range, in contrast to floating-point representations. For example, in PL/I, FIXED data has both a precision and a scale-factor (P above). So a number declared as 'FIXED DECIMAL(7,2)' has a precision of seven and a scale-factor of two, indicating five integer and two fractional decimal digits. The smallest difference between numbers will be 0.01.
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- 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 ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- flying bond — a brickwork bond having random, widely spaced headers.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- folding top — A folding top is a soft roof of a vehicle that can be folded down or removed.
- food grains — the small hard seedlike fruits of a grass, esp a cereal plant, used as a foodstuff
- footbinding — The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- forcing bid — a bid, often at a higher level than is required, that is understood to oblige the bidder's partner to reply
- 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.
- foundations — Plural form of foundation.
- 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.
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- free diving — skin diving.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- fringillids — Plural form of fringillid.
- front-drive — (of an automotive vehicle) having front-wheel drive.
- fruit drink — a (non-alcoholic) beverage made from fruit
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundholding — (economics) The holding of a fund.
- fundraisers — Plural form of fundraiser.
- fundraising — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- funduscopic — Relating to funduscopy.
- funeralized — to hold or officiate at a funeral service for.
- fusion food — food which is made using a style of cooking which combines traditional Western techniques and ingredients with those used in Eastern cuisine
- genderfluid — Not conforming to fixed gender roles.