11-letter words containing p, a, e
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- 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.
- for example — as an example, by way of illustration
- foremanship — The position of a foreman.
- forepayment — prepayment
- forest park — a city in NW Georgia.
- foretopmast — (nautical) The mast above the foretop.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- fort casper — a fort in central Wyoming, near Casper: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- 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.
- 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.
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- franks peak — a mountain in NW Wyoming: highest peak in the Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains. 13,153 feet (4009 meters).
- free sample — taster of sth offered at no charge
- french harp — harmonica (def 1).
- frost grape — riverbank grape.
- ftp archive — archive site
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- gaffer tape — strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs
- galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
- gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
- gamekeepers — Plural form of gamekeeper.
- gamekeeping — a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.
- gametophore — a part or structure bearing gametangia.
- gametophyte — the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
- gap-toothed — having a noticeable space between two teeth.
- garden path — paved walkway
- garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- gastroscope — a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
- gatekeepers — Plural form of gatekeeper.
- gatekeeping — The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.
- gemmiparous — producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.