11-letter words containing f, i
- bullmastiff — a breed of dog
- butterfield — William. 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- button lift — a kind of ski lift for one person consisting of a moving cable to which is attached a pole with a circular plate at the bottom, which a skier places between his or her legs to be carried up the hill
- cabin fever — If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.
- cafe filtre — a strong black filtered coffee
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- caffeinated — with no natural caffeine removed
- calathiform — cup-shaped; concave.
- calcariform — shaped like a calcar
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calefacient — causing warmth
- calefaction — the act of heating
- calefactive — producing heat
- calf roping — a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.
- californian — of or relating to California or its inhabitants
- californite — vesuvianite jade.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- camouflagic — relating to camouflage
- campaniform — shaped like a bell
- capilliform — Having the form of a hair.
- capping fee — a fee paid for a day of hunting with an association of hunters of which one is not a member.
- career fair — recruitment event
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnificial — relating to or belonging to an executioner or butcher
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- cefmenoxime — A particular third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceftazidime — A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- center-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def 1).
- centerfield — the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.
- centre-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the centre of the base
- centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- cerebriform — resembling the brain in texture or structure
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- chaffinches — Plural form of chaffinch.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chick flick — A chick flick is a romantic film that is not very serious and is intended to appeal to women.
- chicken-fry — to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat: chicken-fried steak.