11-letter words containing f, a, i, r
- beautifuler — Obsolete spelling of beautifuller.
- benefactrix — benefactress.
- beneficiary — Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- binary file — (file format) Any file format for digital data that does not consist of a sequence of printable characters (text). The term is often used for executable machine code. All digital data, including characters, is actually binary data (unless it uses some (rare) system with more than two discrete levels) but the distinction between binary and text is well established. On modern operating systems a text file is simply a binary file that happens to contain only printable characters, but some older systems distinguish the two file types, requiring programs to handle them differently. A common class of binary files is programs in machine language ("executable files") ready to load into memory and execute. Binary files may also be used to store data output by a program, and intended to be read by that or another program but not by humans. Binary files are more efficient for this purpose because the data (e.g. numerical data) does not need to be converted between the binary form used by the CPU and a printable (ASCII) representation. The disadvantage is that it is usually necessary to write special purpose programs to manipulate such files since most general purpose utilities operate on text files. There is also a problem sharing binary numerical data between processors with different endianness. Some communications protocols handle only text files, e.g. most electronic mail systems before MIME became widespread in about 1995. The FTP utility must be put into "binary" mode in order to copy a binary file since in its default "ascii" mode translates between the different newline characters used on the sending and receiving computers. Confusingly, some word processor files, and rich text files, are actually binary files because they contain non-printable characters and require special programs to view, edit and print them.
- binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
- bio-warfare — biological warfare.
- black friar — a Dominican friar
- brain fever — inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes
- brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
- branchiform — shaped like a gill.
- bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
- cabin fever — If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.
- cafe filtre — a strong black filtered coffee
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- calathiform — cup-shaped; concave.
- calcariform — shaped like a calcar
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calf roping — a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.
- californian — of or relating to California or its inhabitants
- californite — vesuvianite jade.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- campaniform — shaped like a bell
- capilliform — Having the form of a hair.
- career fair — recruitment event
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnificial — relating to or belonging to an executioner or butcher
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- chief rabbi — the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- city father — You can refer to a member of a city council or city's government as a city father.
- clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
- classifiers — Plural form of classifier.
- click fraud — repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website
- cliff brake — any of several common ferns of the genus Pellaea, usually growing in pockets of thin soil on rocks.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- coarse fish — a freshwater fish that is not a member of the salmon family
- configurate — to shape or fashion
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- confirmance — (obsolete) confirmation.
- confirmator — a confirmer
- confiscator — to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.