11-letter words containing f, r, i, t, s
- loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- misfeatured — Having ugly or misshapen features.
- misfortuned — (archaic) unlucky, unfortunate.
- misfortunes — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
- mortiferous — deadly; fatal.
- offertories — Plural form of offertory.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- outfielders — Plural form of outfielder.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
- petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- pro-fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- rain forest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- rastafarian — a follower of Rastafarianism.
- reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
- roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
- safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- set fire to — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- set on fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shirt front — the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- sixty-first — next after the sixtieth; being the ordinal number for 61.
- soft drinks — A soft drink is a cold, nonalcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a carbonated drink.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- st. francis — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
- steamfitter — a highly skilled person who installs and repairs pipes for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, and heating systems