13-letter words containing f, o, r
- foreign agent — a spy for a foreign country
- foreign-owned — owned by an individual who is resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country
- foreknowledge — knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
- forementioned — Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
- foreordaining — Present participle of foreordain.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- foreshortened — Simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten.
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- foresightless — lacking foresight
- forest ranger — any of the officers employed by the government to supervise the care and preservation of forests, especially public forests.
- forge welding — the welding of pieces of hot metal with pressure or blows.
- forget-me-not — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- forgivingness — disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
- forgotten man — a person no longer in the mind of the general public.
- forgottenness — the status of being forgotten
- fork luncheon — déjeuner à la fourchette.
- forked tongue — lying or deceitful talk
- form function — (jargon) The shape of something designed. This term is currently (Feb 1998) in vogue among marketroids.
- form of words — the type of words and phrases used
- form the fool — to play the fool or behave irritatingly
- formal review — (project) A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.)
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- formalization — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formicivorous — ant-eating.
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formula algol — An ALGOL extension for symbolic mathematics, strings and lists, developed by A.J. Perlis and R. Iturriaga at Carnegie for the CDC G-20 in 1962.
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- formularizing — Present participle of formularize.
- fort campbell — a military reservation in SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee, NW of Clarksville, Tenn., and SW of Hopkinsville, Ky.
- fort dearborn — a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.
- fort donelson — Fort Donelson.
- fort duquesne — Abraham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1610–88, French naval commander.
- fort huachuca — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Arizona, SE of Tucson.
- fort mcmurray — a town in NE Alberta, in W Canada, on the Athabasca River.
- fort monmouth — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E central New Jersey, SE of Red Bank; site of signal school.
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- forthbringing — Present participle of forthbring.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- fortississimo — (music) The musical notation indicating that the piece is played louder than fortissimo.
- fortitudinous — having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- fortunateness — The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.