13-letter words containing i, u, s, t
- faunistically — in a faunistic manner
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- feuilletonism — The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
- feuilletonist — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- filibustering — Present participle of filibuster.
- filibusterism — (dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
- filibusterous — resembling a filibuster or the actions of a filibuster
- film industry — all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- finite clause — a clause with a finite verb in its predicate.
- first quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- first refusal — If someone has first refusal on something that is being sold or offered, they have the right to decide whether or not to buy it or take it before it is offered to anyone else.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flirtatiously — given or inclined to flirtation.
- floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- 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.
- food industry — the industry surrounding the production of food
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- fortitudinous — having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- freight house — a depot or storage place for freight.
- frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
- fruitlessness — The quality of being fruitless.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- 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
- fusarium wilt — a disease of plants, characterized by damping-off, wilting, and a brown dry rot, caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium.
- fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
- futilitarians — Plural form of futilitarian.
- gamgee tissue — a type of dressing for wounds
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gefullte fish — dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients
- geissler tube — a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge.
- geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
- genre-busting — not conforming to established patterns, styles, etc
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
- gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.