11-letter words containing f, e, r, t
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- dried fruit — Dried fruit is fruit that has been preserved by being dried; used especially to refer to currants, raisins, or sultanas, which are kinds of dried grapes.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- dust ruffle — a ruffle attached to the inside hem of a full-length petticoat or skirt to protect the bottom edge of the garment against dirt and wear, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- east africa — a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
- effortfully — In an effortful manner: with effort.
- eid-ul-fitr — an annual Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan, involving the exchange of gifts and a festive meal
- electrified — Powered by electricity.
- electrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrify.
- electroform — to form (a metallic object) by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- enforcement — The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
- enframement — elements that surround a door or window
- engraftment — The act of engrafting or something engrafted.
- extrafloral — produced or occurring outside a flower
- fact finder — 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.
- factorylike — Resembling a factory in any of various respects.
- fairweather — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 15,292 feet (4660 meters).
- fairy stone — a fossil or other oddly shaped stone or crystal.
- false front — a façade falsifying the size, finish, or importance of a building, especially one having a humble purpose or cheap construction.
- false fruit — a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue.
- false start — in a race
- false-start — to leave the starting line or position too early and thereby necessitate repeating the signal to begin a race.
- falteringly — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- family tree — a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group.
- fan the air — to strike at but fail to hit something
- fan tracery — the carved ornamentation on fan vaulting
- far eastern — the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
- far-fetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- far-sighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fare-beater — a person who illegally avoids paying a fare, as by entering a public bus through the exit door.
- farm system — any small-scale or localized network or industry that provides experience and exposure for beginners, similar to that of a baseball farm.
- farm-sitter — a person who takes temporary charge of a farm during the absence or incapacity of the owner.
- farthermost — most distant or remote; farthest.
- farthingale — a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- fast worker — a person who is quick and shrewd in gaining personal advantage: A fast worker, he soon knew everyone who had any pull.
- fast-fooder — Also, fast-foodery [fast-foo-duh-ree, fahst-] /ˈfæstˈfu də ri, ˈfɑst-/ (Show IPA). a restaurant that sells fast food.
- fatal error — (programming, operating system) Any error which causes abrupt termination of the program. The program may be terminated either by itself or by the operating system (a "fatal exception"). In the former instance, the program contains code which catches the error and, as a result, returns to the operating system or calls an operating system service to terminate the program.
- father time — the personification of time as an old man, usually in a white robe, having a white beard, and carrying a scythe.
- fatherlands — Plural form of fatherland.
- faultfinder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- fear-naught — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- feather bed — a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- feather key — a rectangular key connecting the keyways of a shaft and a hub of a gear, pulley, etc., fastened in one keyway and free to slide in the other so that the hub can drive or be driven by the shaft at various positions along it.
- feather rot — a viral disease of birds that causes the feathers to become brittle and break off and the beak and claws to become soft.
- feather-bed — a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.
- feather-cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.