11-letter words containing f, a
- denazifying — Present participle of denazify.
- desulfurate — to desulfurize.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- dian fossey — Dian [dahy-an] /daɪˈæn/ (Show IPA), 1932–85, U.S. zoologist: expert on great apes.
- 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.
- diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
- dignifiable — Capable of being dignified.
- 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.
- disaffected — discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- disatisfied — Misspelling of dissatisfied.
- 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.
- dismayfully — in a dismayful manner
- dispatchful — of or relating to dispatch, particularly in terms of haste
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- distractful — (archaic) distracting.
- dog fancier — a person with a special interest in dogs
- dolabriform — shaped like an ax or a cleaver.
- double flat — a symbol () that lowers the pitch of the note following it by two semitones.
- 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.
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- draftsmanly — Befitting a draftsman; geometrically artistic.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drag out of — to obtain or extract (a confession, statement, etc), esp by force
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drift apart — separate gradually
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- dry farming — a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
- duffel coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- duffle coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- easefulness — State of being easeful, or a quality of promoting ease and tranquillity.
- east africa — a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- east-facing — facing towards the east
- ebola fever — Also called Ebola fever, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease. a usually fatal disease, a type of hemorrhagic fever, caused by the Ebola virus and marked by high fever, severe gastrointestinal distress, and bleeding.
- edification — an act of edifying.
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.