11-letter words containing f, e, d, r
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerguard — something that protects the fingers
- fire damage — damage caused to a building or other object by fire
- fire hazard — an object, building etc that could easily catch fire or cause a fire and thereby endanger life
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- fire warden — an official assigned to prevent or fight fires, as in a forest, logging operation, camp, or town
- fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
- first aider — someone in an organization who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- first grade — school year: age 6-7
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- fixed price — a price established by a seller, by agreement or by authority, as the price to be charged invariably.
- fixed trust — unit trust (def 1).
- fixed-price — option: with set cost
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floor model — a radio, television set, or other furnishing or appliance intended to stand on the floor rather than on a table; console.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- fluid drive — a power coupling for permitting a smooth start in any gear, consisting of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil, such that one rotor, driven by the engine, moves the oil to drive the other rotor, which in turn drives the transmission.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- flusterated — flustered; agitated.
- flusteredly — In a flustered manner.
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- food desert — an area, usually low-income, in which many residents cannot easily get to stores that sell affordable, healthful foods.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
- food shares — investment shares in food companies
- foodservice — The business of providing food and related services.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
- forechecked — Simple past tense and past participle of forecheck.