12-letter words containing f, o, r, d, l, e
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- front loader — a washing machine with a door at the front which opens one side of the drum into which washing is placed
- front-loaded — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- front-loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the front (as distinguished from a top loader).
- full powered — (of a vessel) relying on engines for propulsion without assistance from sails.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- half-covered — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- 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.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- ill-informed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- poodle-faker — a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socializing with women; ladies' man
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-colored — of one color.
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- serous fluid — any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unlooked-for — not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.
- vector field — a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.
- well-favored — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.