11-letter words containing f, e, r, o
- fieldworker — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fiery cross — a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- file folder — a thin cardboard folder of a size to be stored in the drawer of a file cabinet and for containing correspondence and other files.
- file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- filoviruses — Plural form of filovirus.
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- finger food — food intended to be picked up with the fingers and eaten.
- finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- fire-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- firebombing — Present participle of firebomb.
- fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
- first mover — the Aristotelian conception of God as the unmoved mover of everything else
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fisherwomen — Plural form of fisherwoman.
- fishmongers — Plural form of fishmonger.
- flagellator — Someone who flagellates, a whipper.
- flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
- flame color — bright reddish-orange.
- flameproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flameproof.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flavourless — British standard spelling of flavorless.
- flavoursome — Alternative spelling of flavorsome.
- flea collar — a dog or cat collar impregnated with a chemical for repelling or killing fleas.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fleshmonger — (archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flexography — a relief printing technique similar to letterpress that employs rubber or soft plastic plates, a simple inking system, and fast-drying inks.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- 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.
- floor price — a minimum price required of an item being auctioned.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- floorwalker — a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.
- floral leaf — one of the modified leaves forming the perianth of a flower, as a sepal or petal.
- floral tube — a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.
- florentines — Plural form of florentine.
- florescence — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- floriferous — producing blossoms; flower -bearing.
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- flote grass — an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans, whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass (G. plicata) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it
- 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.