13-letter words containing i, n, f, a, d, o
- flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- fondant icing — icing made from fondant
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foot-dragging — reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly.
- foreordaining — Present participle of foreordain.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- foundationary — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
- frame of mind — mental state
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- in advance of — prior to
- in default of — If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
- in good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- infrigidation — (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- lifted domain — (theory) In domain theory, a domain with a new bottom element added. Given a domain D, the lifted domain, lift D contains an element lift d corresponding to each element d in D with the same ordering as in D and a new element bottom which is less than every other element in lift D. In functional languages, a lifted domain can be used to model a constructed type, e.g. the type data LiftedInt = K Int contains the values K minint .. K maxint and K bottom, corresponding to the values in Int, and a new value bottom. This denotes the fact that when computing a value v = (K n) the computation of either n or v may fail to terminate yielding the values (K bottom) or bottom respectively. (In LaTeX, a lifted domain or element is indicated by a subscript \perp). See also tuple.
- maid of honor — an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- mundification — the act of cleansing a wound
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- nonaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- one of a kind — sb or sth unique
- one-of-a-kind — unique
- peace of mind — reassurance
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- radiation fog — fog produced by the nocturnal cooling of the surface boundary layer to a temperature at which its content of water vapor condenses.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.