13-letter words containing r, a, d, i, o, f
- frame of mind — mental state
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- infrigidation — (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation.
- korf, richard — Richard Korf
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- maid of honor — an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- orchid family — the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel-veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form of a capsule containing numerous minute seeds, and including calypso, fringed orchis, lady's-slipper, pogonia, rattlesnake plantain, vanilla, as well as numerous tropical orchids such as those of the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda.
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- porfirio diaz — (Josédela Cruz) Porfirio [haw-se th e lah kroos pawr-fee-ryaw] /hɔˈsɛ ðɛ lɑ ˈkrus pɔrˈfi ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- radiation fog — fog produced by the nocturnal cooling of the surface boundary layer to a temperature at which its content of water vapor condenses.
- railroad flat — an apartment whose series of narrow rooms forms a more or less straight line.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- rock-fill dam — a dam built mainly of rocks of various sizes fitted compactly together.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- star of david — Judaism: six-pointed star
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts