14-letter words containing e, f, d
- fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
- fiddler beetle — a black scarab beetle, Eupoecila australasiae, having markings resembling a violin.
- fidei defensor — Defender of the Faith: one of the titles of English sovereigns.
- fideicommissum — a request by a decedent that the heir or legatee to the estate convey a specified part of the estate to another person, or permit another person to enjoy such a part.
- fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
- field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
- field exercise — a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.
- field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- field of force — the region of space surrounding a body, such as a charged particle or a magnet, within which it can exert a force on another similar body not in contact with it
- field of honor — the scene of a battle or duel.
- field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
- field-to-wheel — relating to all phases of biofuel production and use from growing to combustion
- fiery-tempered — easily angered
- fillister head — a cylindrical screw head.
- filter feeding — a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water
- final dividend — the dividend paid on the basis of a company's results for a whole financial year. The final dividend is usually voted on at a company's AGM
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- find one's way — If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
- finger reading — the reading of Braille by means of the fingertips.
- finished goods — Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process, but have not yet been sold.
- finite decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).
- fire-retardant — able to slow or check the spread of destructive fire.
- fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
- fireproof door — a door that is designed to prevent fire from spreading
- fireside chats — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
- first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
- firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
- firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
- fit to be tied — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
- flabberghasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabberghast.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- flame retarder — a material that, while not incombustible, does not itself maintain combustion without an external heat source and therefore retards the spread of fire
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
- flat-bed press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- flesh-coloured — Something that is flesh-coloured is yellowish pink in colour.
- flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
- flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- flood coverage — Flood coverage is insurance coverage for loss or damage caused by floods.
- flood defences — structures such as dams, artificial channels, etc, built to protect an area from flooding
- flower-de-luce — the iris flower or plant.
- fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.