11-letter words containing o, t, f
- flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
- flying-spot — denoting an electronic system in which a rapidly moving spot of light is used to encode or decode data, for example to obtain a television signal by scanning a photographic film or slide
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- focal ratio — f-number.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- folding top — A folding top is a soft roof of a vehicle that can be folded down or removed.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- folklorists — Plural form of folklorist.
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- follow shot — Also, following shot. Movies, Television. a traveling shot made as the camera moves along with the subject: a follow shot of the buffalo stampede, taken from a low-flying helicopter.
- follow suit — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- fomentation — encouragement of discord, rebellion, etc.; instigation.
- food desert — an area, usually low-income, in which many residents cannot easily get to stores that sell affordable, healthful foods.
- fool's mate — a checkmate achieved by Black's second move: the quickest possible mate
- foot doctor — a podiatrist.
- foot guards — (in Britain) an infantry unit forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- foot patrol — an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a police officer or sentry
- foot warmer — any of various devices, as a small stove, for keeping one's feet warm.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- footballing — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
- footballist — Lb dated A football player.
- footbinding — The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- footlockers — Plural form of footlocker.
- footscraper — a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.
- footslogged — Simple past tense and past participle of footslog.
- footslogger — Common term for a foot soldier. A person who footslogs.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- for a start — to begin with, in the first place
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- for nothing — freely, free
- for want of — If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible.
- forage mite — a mite normally occurring in forage but sometimes infesting the skin of mammals, esp horses, and birds
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- forecasters — Plural form of forecaster.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.
- foredestine — (rare) predestine.
- forefathers — Plural form of forefather.
- foregathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather.
- foremastman — a sailor positioned before the foremast
- foremothers — Plural form of foremother.
- forepayment — prepayment
- forequarter — the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.