12-letter words containing f, r, e, t, a, d
- first reader — the elected official of a church or society who conducts the services and meetings and reads from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Scriptures.
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floor trader — a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for his or her own account.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- forced-draft — using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system.
- fore and aft — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- fore-and-aft — located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- foreordinate — foreordain.
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- forward rate — the agreed price for something that is to be bought or sold at a later date
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- free-hearted — light-hearted; spontaneous; frank; generous.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- frigate bird — any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- 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).
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- head for sth — If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).
- 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.
- imperforated — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.