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12-letter words containing f, e, i

  • fipple flute — a recorder or other flutelike instrument equipped with a fipple.
  • fire balloon — a montgolfier.
  • fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
  • fire brigade — a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.
  • fire company — a company of firefighters.
  • fire control — technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.
  • fire curtain — safety curtain.
  • fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
  • fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
  • fire service — The fire service is an organization which has the job of putting out fires.
  • fire setting — an ancient method of shattering rock by building a fire against it so as to cause it to split as a result of uneven internal stresses.
  • fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
  • fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
  • fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
  • fire watcher — a person who watches for fires, esp those caused by aerial bombardment
  • fire-damaged — damaged by fire or in a fire
  • firebreather — A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.
  • firecrackers — Plural form of firecracker.
  • firefighters — Plural form of firefighter.
  • firefighting — a person who fights destructive fires.
  • firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
  • fireproofing — the act or process of rendering fireproof.
  • firing order — the sequence of ignition in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
  • firing range — range (def 5).
  • firmer gouge — a narrow-bladed gouge similar in manner of use to a firmer chisel.
  • first degree — People who have gained a higher qualification after completing a basic university degree such as a BA or a BSc refer to that basic degree as their first degree.
  • first empire — the empire (1804–14) established in France by Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • first estate — the first of the three estates: the clergy in France; the Lords Spiritual in England. Compare estate (def 5).
  • first finger — the finger next to the thumb; index finger
  • first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
  • first reader — the elected official of a church or society who conducts the services and meetings and reads from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Scriptures.
  • first strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
  • first-degree — of or relating to the lowest or first in a series.
  • first-grader — a child in the first grade
  • first-strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
  • first-termer — a person serving his or her first term, as a member of the U.S. Congress.
  • firstnighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
  • fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
  • fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
  • fish-bellied — (of a beam or rail) having a convex underside.
  • fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
  • fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
  • fisheye lens — a hemispherical plano-convex lens for photographing in a full 180° in all directions in front of the camera, creating a circular image having an increasing amount of distortion from the center to the periphery.
  • fishing line — cord used to catch fish
  • fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
  • fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
  • fissicostate — having divided or separated ribs
  • fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
  • fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
  • fitness room — a room with gym equipment in it
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