11-letter words containing r, i, s, e
- fiery cross — a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
- fiesta ware — molded, opaque-glazed earthenware produced in a wide range of colors from 1936 to 1969.
- figureheads — Plural form of figurehead.
- file server — a computer that makes files available to workstations on a network.
- filibusters — Plural form of filibuster.
- fillibuster — Alternative form of filibuster.
- filoviruses — Plural form of filovirus.
- finasteride — a drug, C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 , that inhibits testosterone metabolism, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- fingerlings — Plural form of fingerling.
- fingermarks — Plural form of fingermark.
- fingernails — Plural form of fingernail.
- fingerpicks — Plural form of fingerpick.
- fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
- fire escape — an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- fire master — (in Scotland) the person in charge of a fire brigade
- fire raiser — a person who deliberately sets fire to property
- fire screen — a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.
- fire-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- fireballers — Plural form of fireballer.
- firemasters — Plural form of firemaster.
- firesetting — The setting of fires; arson.
- firestarter — One who starts fires.
- first aider — someone in an organization who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- first cause — God.
- first fleet — the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788
- first grade — school year: age 6-7
- first mover — the Aristotelian conception of God as the unmoved mover of everything else
- first reich — the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806.
- first state — Delaware (used as a nickname).
- first water — (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water (def 13).
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- first-timer — a person who does, experiences, or attends something for the first time.
- fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fish farmer — someone who rears fish for commercial purposes
- fish finger — Fish fingers are small long pieces of fish covered in breadcrumbs. They are usually sold in frozen form.
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- fish market — a market selling fish
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- fisher king — (in the story of Percival) the custodian of the Grail.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fisherwomen — Plural form of fisherwoman.
- fishetarian — (informal) pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.
- fishmongers — Plural form of fishmonger.
- fivefingers — a name for various plants, cinquefoil etc.; a starfish
- fixed trust — unit trust (def 1).