11-letter words containing f, i, r, e, a
- finasteride — a drug, C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 , that inhibits testosterone metabolism, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.
- finedrawing — Present participle of finedraw.
- finger gate — any of a number of small runners radiating from a single gate to distribute metal in several parts of the mold cavity.
- finger mark — a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.
- finger wave — a wave set by impressing the fingers into hair dampened by lotion or water.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerguard — something that protects the fingers
- fingermarks — Plural form of fingermark.
- fingernails — Plural form of fingernail.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
- fire damage — damage caused to a building or other object by fire
- fire escape — an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.
- fire hazard — an object, building etc that could easily catch fire or cause a fire and thereby endanger life
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- fire master — (in Scotland) the person in charge of a fire brigade
- fire raiser — a person who deliberately sets fire to property
- fire warden — an official assigned to prevent or fight fires, as in a forest, logging operation, camp, or town
- fireballers — Plural form of fireballer.
- fireballing — (baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs.
- firecracker — a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse, for discharging to make a noise, as during a celebration.
- firemasters — Plural form of firemaster.
- firestarter — One who starts fires.
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- firmamental — Of or pertaining to the firmament or heavens.
- first aider — someone in an organization who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- first cause — God.
- first grade — school year: age 6-7
- first state — Delaware (used as a nickname).
- first water — (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water (def 13).
- fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
- fish farmer — someone who rears fish for commercial purposes
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- fish market — a market selling fish
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishetarian — (informal) pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flat silver — silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.
- flea circus — a number of fleas trained to perform tricks, as for a carnival sideshow
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flexitarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.
- flickertail — Richardson ground squirrel.
- flimflammer — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.