13-letter words containing f, a, l, o, n
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- floating roof — A floating roof is an internal roof of a fuel storage tank.
- floating vote — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
- floccillation — a delirious picking of the bedclothes by the patient, as in certain fevers.
- floor furnace — a small self-contained furnace placed just below the floor of the space to be heated.
- floor manager — a person assigned to direct the proceedings on the floor of an assembly, as at a political convention.
- floor trading — trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
- flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
- florianopolis — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- flower garden — plot for flowers
- flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
- fluctuational — Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s).
- fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- fontainebleau — a town in N France, SE of Paris: famous palace, long a favorite residence of French kings; extensive forest.
- fool's errand — a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand.
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- fooling about — the act of speaking or acting in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
- foramen ovale — the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up
- foraminiferal — Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous.
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- formalization — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularizing — Present participle of formularize.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- fossilisation — Alternative spelling of fossilization.
- fossilization — Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- fouta djallon — a highland pastoral region in West Africa, in central Guinea, also in Sierra Leone and Liberia. 30,000 sq. mi. (77,700 sq. km).
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- free-floating — (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized: free-floating hostility.
- frise aileron — an aircraft wing control surface designed with its leading edge extending forward of its axis of rotation so that when the aileron's trailing edge is raised the leading edge extends below the bottom surface of the wing.
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frontopalatal — articulated with the portion of the tongue that is just behind the tip touching or near the alveolar ridge and hard palate, as ( (ʃ) ; sh) ) and (; ʒ) ; zh) )
- full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalize — to make functional.
- garrison life — the life of troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.