12-letter words containing f, d, t
- dissatisfies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissatisfy.
- distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side).
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- downshifting — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- draft letter — the first version of a letter
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- draughtproof — That prevents the access of draughts.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- drift netter — a person who uses a drift net in fishing.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- dye transfer — a photographic printing method by which a full-color image is produced by the printing of separate cyan, magenta, and yellow images from individual gelatin relief matrices.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- eisteddfodic — Relating to an eisteddfod.
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- end of steel — a point up to which railway tracks have been laid
- extended bnf — Extended Backus-Naur Form
- face-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each face of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- fact-finding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- failed state — a nation in which the government has lost political authority and control and is unable to fulfill the basic responsibilities of a sovereign state.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- faits divers — brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fast forward — advance rapidly through
- fast-forward — a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- fastidiously — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fatigue duty — any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- featherheads — Plural form of featherhead.
- fed to death — bored or annoyed
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- feeding time — the regular time at which babies or animals are fed