12-letter words containing f, i, e, l, d, r
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- field-holler — a cry employing falsetto, portamento, and sudden changes of pitch, used in African-American work songs, later integrated into the techniques of the blues
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- fleur-de-lis — a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floppy drive — disk drive
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- flower child — (especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foot soldier — an infantryman.
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- huddersfield — a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- ill-informed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- left fielder — the player whose position is left field.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- married life — living as sb's spouse
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.