11-letter words containing f, e, s, t, o
- foremothers — Plural form of foremother.
- foreshorten — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- foresighted — Having or using foresight.
- forest fire — uncontrolled fire in a woodland area
- forest hill — a town in N Texas.
- forest land — Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
- forest park — a city in NW Georgia.
- forestalled — Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.
- forestaller — A person who forestalls, especially one who buys goods before they can be sold on the open market in anticipation of rising prices.
- forestation — the planting of forests.
- forestlands — Plural form of forestland.
- forestville — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- foretopmast — (nautical) The mast above the foretop.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- forfeitures — Plural form of forfeiture.
- forinstance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- form master — a teacher or member of a school's staff designated as being in charge of a certain form
- formalities — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- fort casper — a fort in central Wyoming, near Casper: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- fort devens — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Massachusetts, SW of Ayer.
- fort eustis — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Virginia near the James River, NW of Newport News.
- fort nelson — a river in NE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Liard River. 100 miles (160 km) long.
- fort sumter — a fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
- forty-seven — a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
- 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.
- 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-stroke — four-cycle.
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- fourteenths — Plural form of fourteenth.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- freebooters — Plural form of freebooter.
- frivolities — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- frondescent — Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves.
- frontlessly — in a frontless or shameless manner
- frost grape — riverbank grape.
- frost heave — an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.
- frost smoke — an ice fog caused by extremely cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, especially in polar regions.
- frostbitten — injured by frost or extreme cold.
- frostflower — a plant, Milla biflora, of the amaryllis family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- frotteurist — A frotteur.