13-letter words containing f, t, p
- fighter pilot — sb who pilots a bomber plane
- finger puppet — a miniature puppet fitting over and manipulated by one finger.
- fingerpainted — Simple past tense and past participle of fingerpaint.
- fingerprinted — Simple past tense and past participle of fingerprint.
- first peoples — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- fitted carpet — wall-to-wall carpeting
- fixed capital — capital goods, as machinery and tools, that are relatively durable and can be used repeatedly in the production of goods.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fluophosphate — fluorophosphate.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- footing piece — one of a series of horizontal transverse timbers supporting a platform or staging.
- for sb's part — When you are describing people's thoughts or actions, you can say for her part or for my part, for example, to introduce what a particular person thinks or does.
- fort campbell — a military reservation in SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee, NW of Clarksville, Tenn., and SW of Hopkinsville, Ky.
- foster parent — a foster father or foster mother.
- foul-tempered — frequently and unnecessarily sullen or angry
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- free enthalpy — a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules
- free-spirited — characterized by independence and unconventionality
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
- friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
- frontier post — an official point where people or vehicles cross over a border between countries
- frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
- frontopalatal — articulated with the portion of the tongue that is just behind the tip touching or near the alveolar ridge and hard palate, as ( (ʃ) ; sh) ) and (; ʒ) ; zh) )
- funemployment — the condition of a person who enjoys being out of work
- furring strip — a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc
- futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
- get on top of — When something gets on top of you, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed because it is very difficult or worrying, or because it involves more work than you can manage.
- giant pigfish — a wrass, Achoerodus gouldii, that occurs around the Great Barrier Reef
- heart of palm — the stripped terminal bud of a cabbage palm, especially of the genus Euterpe, eaten in salads or as a vegetable.
- help off with — If you help someone off with an item of clothing, you help them take it off.
- host-specific — capable of living solely on or in one species of host, as a parasite that infests only chickens.
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- imperfectible — that cannot be perfected.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperfectness — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperforation — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- import tariff — a tax or duty imposed on imported goods