11-letter words containing f, o, r, b, e
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- featherbone — a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls.
- febriferous — producing fever.
- fetter bone — the great pastern bone of a horse. See under pastern (def 2).
- fiberscopes — Plural form of fiberscope.
- fibre optic — using or consisting of very thin flexible fibres of glass down which information modulated on light is carried
- fibrocement — (formerly) cement combined with asbestos fibre, used esp in sheets for building
- fibronectin — a fibrous protein that binds to collagen, fibrin, and other proteins and also to the cell membranes, functioning as an anchor and connector.
- fibrousness — The state or quality of being fibrous.
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- firebombing — Present participle of firebomb.
- floral tube — a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.
- foam rubber — a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- forebearers — Plural form of forebearer.
- forebearing — Present participle of forebear.
- forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
- foreseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- foreseeably — In a manner that could be foreseen.
- forfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- forgettable — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- forgiveable — Misspelling of forgivable.
- four-bagger — home run.
- four-banger — a four-cylinder engine.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- free labour — the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions
- freebooters — Plural form of freebooter.
- freebootery — the practices of a freebooter
- freebooting — to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- frostbitten — injured by frost or extreme cold.
- furbelowing — Present participle of furbelow.
- gemfibrozil — An oral drug, one of the fibrates, used to lower lipid levels.
- globeflower — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers.
- ground beef — meat: minced beef
- half-broken — past participle of break.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- labor force — work force.
- microfibers — Plural form of microfiber.
- moral fiber — Moral fiber is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- moral fibre — Moral fibre is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- neurofibril — a fibril of a nerve cell.