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14-letter words containing f, o, d, e

  • federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
  • federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
  • feeding bottle — infant's feeding receptacle
  • feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
  • feel compelled — If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
  • fellow student — sb studying at same institution
  • fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
  • fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
  • fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
  • fidei defensor — Defender of the Faith: one of the titles of English sovereigns.
  • fideicommissum — a request by a decedent that the heir or legatee to the estate convey a specified part of the estate to another person, or permit another person to enjoy such a part.
  • field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
  • field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • field of force — the region of space surrounding a body, such as a charged particle or a magnet, within which it can exert a force on another similar body not in contact with it
  • field of honor — the scene of a battle or duel.
  • field-to-wheel — relating to all phases of biofuel production and use from growing to combustion
  • find one's way — If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
  • finished goods — Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process, but have not yet been sold.
  • fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
  • fireproof door — a door that is designed to prevent fire from spreading
  • fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
  • first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
  • firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
  • firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
  • fit to be tied — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
  • flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
  • flanders poppy — corn poppy.
  • flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
  • flesh-coloured — Something that is flesh-coloured is yellowish pink in colour.
  • flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • flood coverage — Flood coverage is insurance coverage for loss or damage caused by floods.
  • flood defences — structures such as dams, artificial channels, etc, built to protect an area from flooding
  • flower-de-luce — the iris flower or plant.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
  • foliated joint — a joint between the rabbeted and overlapping edges of two boards, forming a continuous surface on each side.
  • food labelling — the practice of providing nutritional information on labels on food packaging
  • food processor — an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
  • food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
  • football field — ground where soccer is played
  • for god's sake — Some people use expressions such as for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for goodness sake, or for Pete's sake in order to express annoyance or impatience, or to add force to a question or request. The expressions 'for God's sake' and 'for Christ's sake' could cause offence.
  • for the record — officially, openly
  • forbidden city — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
  • forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
  • forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
  • fore-and-after — Nautical. a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway. a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.
  • forehand drive — (in racket sports) a type of shot made on the forehand side
  • forehandedness — Quality of being forehanded.
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