13-letter words containing o, f, a, l
- frontopalatal — articulated with the portion of the tongue that is just behind the tip touching or near the alveolar ridge and hard palate, as ( (ʃ) ; sh) ) and (; ʒ) ; zh) )
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- full-flavored — Full-flavored food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- 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.
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalize — to make functional.
- futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- gallows frame — headframe.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- garrison life — the life of troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- go fly a kite — to move through the air using wings.
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- gulf of gabès — an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia
- gulf of papua — an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea
- gulf of saros — an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- gulf-of-saros — Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
- hair follicle — a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.
- half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
- half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-marathon — running: 13-mile footrace
- half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- hall of famer — a person who has been accepted into a Hall of Fame.
- heart of palm — the stripped terminal bud of a cabbage palm, especially of the genus Euterpe, eaten in salads or as a vegetable.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- 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-capable of — not capable.
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- inferolateral — (anatomy) Both inferior and lateral.
- infiltrations — Plural form of infiltration.
- inflammations — Plural form of inflammation.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot