11-letter words containing f, h, o
- farthermost — most distant or remote; farthest.
- fashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fashionably — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fashionista — a very fashionable person, especially one who works in the fashion industry.
- fashionless — Not fashioned or contrived; natural.
- 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.
- featherbone — a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls.
- feedthrough — a connector used to pass a conductor through a circuit board or enclosure.
- fellowships — Plural form of fellowship.
- ferrography — the analysis of iron in lubricants in order to assess the extent of wear in a machine
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- field house — a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- fight-o-net — (messaging) A distortion of FidoNet, often applied after a flurry of flamage in a particular echo, especially the SYSOP echo or Fidonews.
- filmography — a collection of writings about motion pictures, especially detailed essays dealing with specific films.
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- fire-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fish doctor — a scaleless, brightly colored eelpout, Gymnelis viridis, of Arctic waters.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fisherwomen — Plural form of fisherwoman.
- fishing rod — a long, slender, cylindrical, flexible rod usually made of bamboo, steel, or fiberglass, for use with a reel and line in catching fish.
- fishmongers — Plural form of fishmonger.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flash flood — a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- flashfloods — Plural form of flashflood.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- 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).
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- 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.
- flood-light — an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.
- flourisheth — Archaic third-person singular form of flourish.
- flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flower shop — a shop where flowers and pot plants are sold
- flower show — a display or exhibition, often competitive, of flowers and plants
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- flowthrough — Flow (through a system or process).
- fluegelhorn — a brass instrument like the cornet in design and pitch but with a wider bore, larger bell, and mellower tone
- fluorophore — (biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
- flushometer — a device for flushing toilets that uses system pressure rather than gravity and automatically shuts off after a measured amount of water flow in order to conserve water.
- fo' shizzle — for sure; certainly; without question