12-letter words containing f, o, r, a, y
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- free company — a band of free companions.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- from day one — from the very beginning
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- hobby farmer — a person who runs a farm as a hobby rather than a means of making a living
- horrifically — causing horror.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- inflationary — of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- modificatory — modifying.
- myofibrillar — Of or pertaining to myofibrils.
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- off broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- royal family — the immediate family of a reigning monarch.
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- valley forge — a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.