11-letter words containing f, a, r
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- crampfishes — Plural form of crampfish.
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- crateriform — shaped like a crater
- crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
- cross-staff — an instrument for measuring the angle of elevation of heavenly bodies, consisting of a calibrated staff with another shorter staff perpendicular to and sliding on it.
- crossfaders — Plural form of crossfader.
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- curry favor — to try to win favor by flattery, fawning, etc.
- cybersafety — Safety in using the Internet.
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- dandy fever — (in the West Indies) dengue.
- dap fortran — ["Efficient High Speed Computing with the Distributed Array Processor", P.M. Flanders et al, pp.113-127 (1977)].
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- day of rest — the Sabbath; Sunday
- dead firing — firing of a furnace or boiler at less than normal operating temperature in order to maintain conditions desirable during a period of idleness.
- declare for — If you declare for something or someone, you say that you are in favour of them.
- defeaticrat — a member or supporter of the Democratic Party, echoing the belief among many opponents that it promoted a defeatist attitude to the situation in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003
- deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
- defibrinate — to divest of fibrin or the protein formed in blood during clotting
- deflagrable — having the ability to burst into flames quickly
- deflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate.
- deflagrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate.
- deflagrator — a piece of equipment for bringing about deflagration
- deflazacort — A glucocorticoid prodrug used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant.
- defloration — the act of deflowering
- deformalize — to make (something) less formal
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- deformative — making worse by alteration
- delta force — (in the US) an élite army unit involved in counterterrorist operations abroad
- desulfurate — to desulfurize.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- diffraction — the phenomenon exhibited by wave fronts that, passing the edge of an opaque body, are modulated, thereby causing a redistribution of energy within the front: it is detectable in light waves by the presence of a pattern of closely spaced dark and light bands (diffraction pattern) at the edge of a shadow.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- dirt farmer — a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants.
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- discifloral — having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.
- disfavoring — Present participle of disfavor.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.
- disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- distractful — (archaic) distracting.
- dog fancier — a person with a special interest in dogs
- dolabriform — shaped like an ax or a cleaver.
- douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
- draft board — a board of civilians charged with registering, classifying, and selecting persons for U.S. military service.