13-letter words containing n, e, o, f, a
- dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- extractor fan — a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- factionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of factionalize.
- falcon-gentle — the female peregrine falcon.
- false diamond — any of a number of semiprecious stones that resemble diamond, such as zircon and white topaz
- false economy — an attempt to save money which actually leads to greater expense
- false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
- false saffron — a red dye used for cotton and for colouring foods and cosmetics, or a drug obtained from the florets of this plant
- fanfold paper — continuous paper perforated at regular intervals, as used in a dot-matrix printer
- faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
- fashion house — an establishment in which fashionable clothes are designed, made, and sold
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- fashion sense — instinct for what is stylish
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- fat electrons — (electronics, humour) Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the cause of computer glitches. Your typical electricity company draws its line current out of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the *bottom* of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or "thin" electrons, but the fat sloppy electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches. Compare bogon, magic smoke.
- favorableness — Alternative spelling of favourableness.
- fearmongering — The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
- felicitations — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- fellow inmate — sb in same prison
- female condom — a type of condom used by women and inserted into the vagina
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferroaluminum — a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent aluminum.
- ferrocyanogen — a ferrocyanide radical
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- ferrotitanium — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent titanium.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- ferry company — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
- fertilization — an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
- fetishization — The act or process of fetishizing.
- feudalization — to make feudal; bring under the feudal system.
- fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
- fictionalized — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
- fictionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize.
- fiddle around — waste time doing sth trivial
- filamentation — The growth of filaments.
- final edition — the last version of a particular issue of a daily newspaper
- flagellomania — enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flannel-mouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- floating rate — fluctuating exchange rate