13-letter words containing r, i, s, n
- externalising — Present participle of externalise.
- externalities — Plural form of externality.
- extinguishers — Plural form of extinguisher.
- extortionists — Plural form of extortionist.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- extravasation — The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
- extrinsically — In an extrinsic manner.
- extrinsicness — The quality or state of being extrinsic.
- extroversions — Plural form of extroversion.
- factorisation — Alternative spelling of factorization.
- false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- featherbrains — Plural form of featherbrain.
- febrifacients — Plural form of febrifacient.
- feinschmecker — gourmet.
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- ferociousness — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
- festschriften — Plural form of festschrift.
- file transfer — (networking) Copying a file from one computer to another over a computer network. See also File Transfer Protocol, Kermit, Network File System, rcp, uucp, XMODEM, ZMODEM.
- filibustering — Present participle of filibuster.
- fill her tins — to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc
- film industry — all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- finisher card — (in manufacturing fibers) the last card in the carding process, for converting stock into roving.
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- first baseman — the player whose position is first base.
- first edition — the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
- first sitting — A first sitting is the first period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
- first-nighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- fishbone fern — a common Australian fern, Nephrolepsis cordifolia, having fronds with many pinnae
- fisher of men — an evangelist
- flabergasting — Present participle of flabergast.
- flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- floor cushion — a cushion placed on the floor of a room for people to sit on
- florianopolis — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- flourishingly — In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
- flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers