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13-letter words containing f, o, r, e, s

  • desulfuration — to desulfurize.
  • disafforested — Simple past tense and past participle of disafforest.
  • dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
  • doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
  • draft version — a preliminary version
  • draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
  • dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
  • east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
  • efflorescence — the state or a period of flowering.
  • effortfulness — (psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity.
  • epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
  • factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
  • false colours — a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive
  • false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
  • false saffron — a red dye used for cotton and for colouring foods and cosmetics, or a drug obtained from the florets of this plant
  • faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
  • fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
  • fast follower — a company that is quick to pick up good new ideas from other companies
  • fat electrons — (electronics, humour)   Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the cause of computer glitches. Your typical electricity company draws its line current out of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the *bottom* of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or "thin" electrons, but the fat sloppy electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches. Compare bogon, magic smoke.
  • favorableness — Alternative spelling of favourableness.
  • feature shock — (jargon)   (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
  • feature story — a newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style. Compare follow-up (def 3b), hard news, news story.
  • feeder school — a junior school whose pupils go to a specific secondary school
  • fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
  • fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
  • ferociousness — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
  • ferrosoferric — containing both a ferrous compound and a ferric compound
  • ferrotungsten — a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent tungsten.
  • ferrous oxide — a black powder, FeO, insoluble in water, soluble in acid.
  • fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
  • festivalgoers — Plural form of festivalgoer.
  • field servoid — (jargon, abuse)   /fee'ld ser'voyd/ A play on "android", a derogatory term for a representative of a field service organisation (see field circus), suggesting an unintelligent rule-driven approach to servicing computer hardware.
  • field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
  • filibusterous — resembling a filibuster or the actions of a filibuster
  • filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
  • firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
  • first edition — the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
  • first officer — first mate.
  • first peoples — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
  • fishbone fern — a common Australian fern, Nephrolepsis cordifolia, having fronds with many pinnae
  • fisher of men — an evangelist
  • flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
  • flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
  • flesh-colored — Something that is flesh-colored is yellowish pink in color.
  • flower seller — a person who sells flowers for a living, usually from a stall in the street
  • flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
  • flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
  • fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
  • fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
  • flutterboards — Plural form of flutterboard.
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