11-letter words containing f, o, a, d
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floorboards — Plural form of floorboard.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- 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.
- foam-backed — having a backing made of foam rubber
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food grains — the small hard seedlike fruits of a grass, esp a cereal plant, used as a foodstuff
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- food shares — investment shares in food companies
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- foot guards — (in Britain) an infantry unit forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- foreign aid — economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
- forereached — Simple past tense and past participle of forereach.
- foreshadows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow.
- forest land — Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
- forestalled — Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.
- forestlands — Plural form of forestland.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- forge ahead — move forward with determination
- form leader — a pupil elected by other pupils to lead or represent their form
- formal mode — the style in which words are explicitly mentioned rather than used of their subject matter. "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode, while "Fido is a dog" is in the material mode
- formic acid — a colorless, irritating, fuming, water-soluble liquid, CH 2 O 2 , originally obtained from ants and now manufactured synthetically, used in dyeing and tanning and in medicine chiefly as a counterirritant and astringent.
- forwardmost — all the way at the front; first.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- foundations — Plural form of foundation.
- four-handed — involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- frankenfood — (colloquial, derogatory) genetically modified food.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- freeloaders — Plural form of freeloader.