11-letter words containing i, f
- fringillids — Plural form of fringillid.
- fringilline — Also, fringilline [frin-jil-ahyn, -in] /frɪnˈdʒɪl aɪn, -ɪn/ (Show IPA). belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
- friponnerie — an act of roguery
- fritillaria — any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria, comprising bulbous herbs having drooping, bell-shaped flowers.
- fritterware — An excess of capability that serves no productive end. The canonical example is font-diddling software on the Mac (see macdink); the term describes anything that eats huge amounts of time for quite marginal gains in function but seduces people into using it anyway. See also window shopping.
- frivolities — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- frog orchid — any of several orchids having greenish flowers thought to resemble small frogs, esp Coeloglossum viride of calcareous turf
- front-drive — (of an automotive vehicle) having front-wheel drive.
- frontolysis — Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
- frost point — the temperature of the air at which hoarfrost begins to form.
- frostbiting — Present participle of frostbite.
- frostbitten — injured by frost or extreme cold.
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- frotteurist — A frotteur.
- fructifying — Present participle of fructify.
- fructuation — the process of producing fruit
- frugiferous — Bearing fruit.
- frugivorous — fruit-eating, as certain bats.
- fruit drink — a (non-alcoholic) beverage made from fruit
- fruit juice — nectar obtained from fruit
- fruit knife — a small knife, usually having a distinctive handle and a stainless steel blade with a sharp or serrated edge, used at table for paring and cutting fruit.
- fruit ranch — a farm where fruit is the main produce.
- fruit salad — a cold dish consisting of various types of small or cut-up fruit, usually served as a dessert or first course.
- fruit salts — salts of citric acid, used to relieve bloating and neutralize stomach acidity. Also used in cooking.
- fruit stall — a market stall that sells a variety of edible fruits
- fruit sugar — fructose.
- fruitarians — Plural form of fruitarian.
- fruitlessly — In a fruitless manner.
- frustrating — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- frustration — act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
- frustrative — That which frustrates (causes frustration).
- fruticulose — (botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub.
- ftp archive — archive site
- ftp by mail — A service offered by DEC to allow people without Internet access to get copies of files which are available by anonymous FTP. Send a message with just the word "help" in the body to <[email protected]>.
- fucoxanthin — a brown carotenoid pigment occurring in brown algae, diatoms, and dinoflagellates.
- fuel-saving — (of a vehicle) using less fuel for a further distance
- fugitometer — an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials
- fulfillable — Capable of being fulfilled.
- fulfillment — the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- fulgurating — (of pains) sharp and piercing.
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- full circle — to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrase come full circle).
- full cousin — cousin (def 1).
- full gainer — a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward somersault, entering the water feet first and facing away from the springboard.
- full-bodied — of full strength, flavor, richness, etc.: full-bodied wine; full-bodied writing.
- full-rigged — (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; square-rigged on all of three or more masts.
- fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.
- fulmination — a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- fulminatory — Thundering; striking terror.