11-letter words containing f, r, e, t
- filter cake — the solid material accumulated by a filter press
- filter lane — a lane governed by a filter at a traffic light, from which traffic can turn left or right while other traffic is held up by a red light
- filter pump — a vacuum pump used to assist laboratory filtrations in which a jet of water inside a glass tube entrains air molecules from the system to be evacuated
- fimbrillate — bordered by or having a small or fine fringe.
- finasteride — a drug, C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 , that inhibits testosterone metabolism, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.
- finger gate — any of a number of small runners radiating from a single gate to distribute metal in several parts of the mold cavity.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fingerprint — an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger.
- fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
- finite verb — a verb form that distinguishes person, number, and tense, and also mood or aspect, as opens in She opens the door.
- fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
- fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
- fire master — (in Scotland) the person in charge of a fire brigade
- fire temple — a place of worship for Zoroastrians.
- firefighter — a person who fights destructive fires.
- firelighter — Small block of flammable substance, typically sawdust and wax combined, used to light fires.
- firemasters — Plural form of firemaster.
- firesetting — The setting of fires; arson.
- firestarter — One who starts fires.
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- firmamental — Of or pertaining to the firmament or heavens.
- first aider — someone in an organization who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- first cause — God.
- first fleet — the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788
- first grade — school year: age 6-7
- first mover — the Aristotelian conception of God as the unmoved mover of everything else
- first reich — the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806.
- first state — Delaware (used as a nickname).
- first water — (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water (def 13).
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- first-timer — a person who does, experiences, or attends something for the first time.
- fish market — a market selling fish
- fishetarian — (informal) pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.
- fixed trust — unit trust (def 1).
- flabbergast — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flagellator — Someone who flagellates, a whipper.
- flare stack — A flare stack is a high vertical pipe for carrying unwanted gas so it can be burned off.
- flash meter — a meter that measures the light emitted by a flash unit
- flat screen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flat silver — silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flatterable — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flea market — a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flexicurity — a welfare-state model, originating in Denmark in the 1990s, that combines labour-market flexibility, social security, and a proactive labour market
- flexitarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.