12-letter words containing i, n, f, e, r, t
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- forty-niners — a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternities — Plural form of fraternity.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
- free-thinker — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freethinkers — Plural form of freethinker.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french twist — French roll.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontiersmen — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- frozen stiff — feeling very cold
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place