11-letter words containing f, e, r, o
- fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
- forty-eight — a cardinal number, 40 plus 8.
- forty-niner — a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
- forty-seven — a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
- forty-three — a cardinal number, 40 plus 3.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- foster care — the raising or supervision of foster children, as orphans or delinquents, in an institution, group home, or private home, usually arranged through a government or social-service agency that provides remuneration for expenses.
- foster city — a city in W California.
- foster home — a household in which a child is raised by someone other than its natural or adoptive parent.
- fosteringly — In a way that fosters or encourages.
- fosterlings — Plural form of fosterling.
- fothergilla — any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
- foul matter — Printing. materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- four-bagger — home run.
- four-banger — a four-cylinder engine.
- four-footed — having four feet: He considers his dog to be his four-footed friend.
- four-handed — involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
- four-legged — having four legs.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- four-poster — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- four-seater — a vehicle providing seats for four people
- four-square — To stand four-square behind someone or something means to be firm in your support of that person or thing.
- four-stroke — four-cycle.
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- fourdrinier — a machine for manufacturing paper.
- fourflusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- fourteenths — Plural form of fourteenth.
- fourth-rate — of very low quality, value, or rank
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- fox terrier — either of two English breeds of small terriers having either a long, wiry coat or a short, flat coat, formerly used for driving foxes from their holes.
- fractionate — to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- fractionize — to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions
- fractionlet — a small piece
- frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- framework 4 — A European Union funding programme, the information technology portion of which replaced ESPRIT.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- frankenfood — (colloquial, derogatory) genetically modified food.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- franz josef — Francis Joseph I.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- free labour — the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions
- free period — a portion of time during which there is little or no activity
- free school — a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.
- free-soiler — a member of the Free Soil party or a supporter of its principles.