11-letter words containing f, s, y, t
- freestyling — the practice of improvising scenes when making a film or performing a play
- frontlessly — in a frontless or shameless manner
- frontolysis — Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
- fruitlessly — In a fruitless manner.
- fuel system — The fuel system in a vehicle is the combination of parts needed to carry fuel into and out of the engine.
- fussbudgety — in the manner of a fussbudget; fussy
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- harvest fly — cicada
- host family — family one lodges with
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- if you must — You say 'if you must' when you know that you cannot stop someone doing something that you think is wrong or stupid.
- justifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- misidentify — to identify incorrectly.
- monkey fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- out of sync — out of synchronization (with)
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- oyster fork — a small, three-pronged fork, used especially in eating seafood.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- safety belt — seat belt.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- safety cage — A safety cage is a rigid part of the body of a vehicle that surrounds the passenger compartment and protects passengers during a crash.
- safety date — someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- safety fuse — a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance
- safety fuze — a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- safety zone — A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road.
- self-safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- self-styled — styled, called, or considered by oneself as specified: a self-styled leader.
- shaft alley — an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- sixty-fifth — next after the sixty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 65.
- sixty-first — next after the sixtieth; being the ordinal number for 61.
- soft hyphen — a hyphen that is used only in breaking a word at the end of a line of text.
- soft x-rays — a type of x-ray that has its wavelength between 20 and 200 angstroms
- soothfastly — in a soothfast manner
- specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- steadfastly — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.