11-letter words containing o, r, f
- foul matter — Printing. materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- four-bagger — home run.
- four-banger — a four-cylinder engine.
- four-by-two — a piece of timber with a cross section that measures 4 inches by 2 inches
- four-colour — (of a print or photographic process) using the principle in which four colours (magenta, cyan, yellow, and black) are used in combination to produce almost any other colour
- four-footed — having four feet: He considers his dog to be his four-footed friend.
- four-h club — an organization sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, established chiefly to instruct young people, originally in rural areas, in modern farming methods and other useful skills, as carpentry and home economics.
- four-handed — involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
- four-legged — having four legs.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- four-poster — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- four-seater — a vehicle providing seats for four people
- four-square — To stand four-square behind someone or something means to be firm in your support of that person or thing.
- four-stroke — four-cycle.
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- fourdrinier — a machine for manufacturing paper.
- fourflusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- fourteenths — Plural form of fourteenth.
- fourth form — the fourth year of study in a school
- fourth wall — the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience.
- fourth-rate — of very low quality, value, or rank
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- fox sparrow — a North American sparrow, Passerella iliaca, having a bright rufous tail and streaked breast.
- fox terrier — either of two English breeds of small terriers having either a long, wiry coat or a short, flat coat, formerly used for driving foxes from their holes.
- fractionate — to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- fractioning — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractionize — to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions
- fractionlet — a small piece
- fractiously — In a fractious manner.
- frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- framework 4 — A European Union funding programme, the information technology portion of which replaced ESPRIT.
- francomania — an obsession with France or French things
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- frankenfood — (colloquial, derogatory) genetically modified food.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- franz josef — Francis Joseph I.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- free labour — the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions
- free period — a portion of time during which there is little or no activity
- free school — a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.
- free-soiler — a member of the Free Soil party or a supporter of its principles.
- free-spoken — given to speaking freely or without reserve; frank; outspoken.
- free-to-air — Free-to-air television programmes and channels do not require a subscription or payment.