11-letter words containing f, a, r, p
- fort casper — a fort in central Wyoming, near Casper: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- fox sparrow — a North American sparrow, Passerella iliaca, having a bright rufous tail and streaked breast.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frangipanis — Plural form of frangipani.
- frangipanni — Archaic form of frangipani.
- 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.
- franks peak — a mountain in NW Wyoming: highest peak in the Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains. 13,153 feet (4009 meters).
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- free sample — taster of sth offered at no charge
- french harp — harmonica (def 1).
- frost grape — riverbank grape.
- ftp archive — archive site
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- gaffer tape — strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- greaseproof — Resistant to grease.
- imperforate — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- infographic — Often, infographics. a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject: a mass-transit infographic that uses different colors to represent different modes of transportation.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- make up for — compensate
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- opera buffa — an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
- p.p. factor — nicotinic acid or its amide, nicotinamide, being the vitamin-B-complex members that serve to prevent pellagra.
- pacific rim — area around Pacific Ocean
- pacificator — to pacify.
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- pan-african — of or relating to all African nations or peoples.
- paper knife — a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.