12-letter words containing r, f, a
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- false aralia — any of several Polynesian shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Dizygotheca, of the ginseng family, having palmately compound, mottled leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- false arrest — arrest or detention of a person contrary to or unauthorized by law.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- false colour — colour used in a computer or photographic display to help in interpreting the image, as in the use of red to show high temperatures and blue to show low temperatures in an infrared image converter
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- familiarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- far and away — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- far and near — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- far and wide — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- faraday cage — an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference.
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- farm to fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- farm-to-fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fascicularly — in a fascicular manner
- fast forward — advance rapidly through
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons
- fast-forward — a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- fast-tracker — of or relating to the fast track.
- fata morgana — Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
- father image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's father and often the object of emotions felt toward the father
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- fearlessness — without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- fearsomeness — causing fear: a fearsome noise.
- feather palm — any palm having large pinnate or bipinnate leaves, as the date palm or royal palm.
- feather shot — fine bean shot.