12-letter words containing i, r, e, f, a
- 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.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
- 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.
- frazil (ice) — tiny, round or pointed ice crystals formed in supercooled waters and prevented from coagulating by turbulence
- freakishness — The characteristic or quality of being freakish.
- free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
- free on rail — (of a consignment of goods) delivered to a railway station and loaded onto a train without charge to the buyer
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- 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.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- french drain — a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.
- french india — the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- fribble away — to use wastefully
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- frigate bird — any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- fritter away — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- 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).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruit farmer — somebody who farms or grows fruit
- 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
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.