11-letter words containing f, a, l, d
- fiscal drag — the process by which, during inflation, rising incomes draw people into higher tax brackets, so that their real incomes may fall; this acts as a restraint on the expansion of the economy
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- flabagasted — Alternative form of flabbergasted.
- flagellated — to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- flammulated — reddish in colour
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flash flood — a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- flashfloods — Plural form of flashflood.
- flat-footed — having flatfeet.
- flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flimflammed — Simple past tense and past participle of flimflam.
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- 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.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floorboards — Plural form of floorboard.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- 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.
- flusterated — flustered; agitated.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forest land — Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
- forestalled — Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.
- forestlands — Plural form of forestland.
- form leader — a pupil elected by other pupils to lead or represent their form
- formal mode — the style in which words are explicitly mentioned rather than used of their subject matter. "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode, while "Fido is a dog" is in the material mode
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- fratricidal — a person who kills his or her brother.
- fraudulence — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- fraudulency — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.