11-letter words containing f, a, r, e
- fresh-faced — having a healthy or ruddy appearance
- 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.
- friableness — The state or quality of being friable; friability.
- frigatebird — Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
- fringe area — an area just beyond the outer limits of satisfactory reception, characterized by a weak and possibly unstable signal.
- fritterware — An excess of capability that serves no productive end. The canonical example is font-diddling software on the Mac (see macdink); the term describes anything that eats huge amounts of time for quite marginal gains in function but seduces people into using it anyway. See also window shopping.
- frogmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch.
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- front range — a mountain range extending from central Colorado to S Wyoming: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grays Peak, 14,274 feet (4350 meters).
- frontloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of frontload.
- frost grape — riverbank grape.
- frost heave — an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.
- frowardness — The quality of being froward.
- frustrative — That which frustrates (causes frustration).
- ftp archive — archive site
- full gainer — a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward somersault, entering the water feet first and facing away from the springboard.
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundraisers — Plural form of fundraiser.
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- funeralized — to hold or officiate at a funeral service for.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- furaldehyde — either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
- furnacelike — Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
- furtherance — the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.
- furtwangler — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, German orchestral conductor.
- futurebasic — (language) A BASIC compiler for the Macintosh.
- gaff-rigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.
- gaffer tape — strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs
- garden flat — a flat with direct access to a garden: typically, a garden flat consists of basement accommodation in prewar property, but some are in purpose-built blocks in urban areas
- gas fixture — a heating or lighting fixture that uses gas
- gas furnace — a furnace using gas as a fuel.
- gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- glass fiber — Glass fiber is another name for fiberglass.
- glass fibre — Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.
- god-fearing — deeply respectful or fearful of God.
- godforsaken — desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- graniferous — bearing grain
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- gratifiable — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- gravity-fed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- greaseproof — Resistant to grease.
- great falls — a city in central Montana, on the Missouri River.
- green flash — a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.
- guaniferous — yielding guano