12-letter words containing t, e, f
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freethinkers — Plural form of freethinker.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freezer tray — a shallow container used to hold food that is to be frozen
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- french twist — French roll.
- french-style — French-cut.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frequentable — Accessible.
- fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- frigate bird — any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- fritter away — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
- front loader — a washing machine with a door at the front which opens one side of the drum into which washing is placed
- front matter — all material in a book that precedes the text proper, as the title page, copyright page, table of contents, dedication, and preface.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- front runner — a person who leads in any competition.
- front-loaded — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- front-loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the front (as distinguished from a top loader).
- front-runner — In a competition or contest, the front-runner is the person who seems most likely to win it.
- frontal bone — a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit.
- frontal lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontiersmen — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- frozen stiff — feeling very cold
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruit farmer — somebody who farms or grows fruit
- fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease