11-letter words containing t, e, m, f
- fort sumter — a fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
- foster home — a household in which a child is raised by someone other than its natural or adoptive parent.
- foul matter — Printing. materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- foulmouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- fragmentary — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- fragmentate — to break into fragments
- fragmenting — a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
- fragmentise — Alternative form of fragmentize.
- fragmentize — to break (something) into fragments; break (something) apart.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- free market — an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.
- freemartins — Plural form of freemartin.
- freneticism — the state or quality of being frenetic
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- front money — money paid in advance, as for goods or services, to a commission agent or the like.
- frost smoke — an ice fog caused by extremely cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, especially in polar regions.
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- fuel system — The fuel system in a vehicle is the combination of parts needed to carry fuel into and out of the engine.
- fugitometer — an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials
- fulfillment — the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- funambulate — to walk on a tightrope
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- furnishment — (obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
- furtherment — The act or process of furthering; furtherance.
- furthermore — moreover; besides; in addition: Furthermore, he left orders not to be disturbed.
- furthermost — most distant: Their house is furthermost on the right.
- furthersome — tending to further or promote; helpful
- gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
- half-minute — 30 seconds
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- health farm — A health farm is a hotel where people go to get fitter or lose weight by exercising and eating special food.
- if-come bet — pyramid bet.
- imperfectly — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperforate — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- in terms of — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- infantrymen — Plural form of infantryman.
- infirmative — (obsolete) Tending to weaken, annul, or make void.
- infirmities — Plural form of infirmity.
- inflammated — (nonstandard) Inflamed.
- inforcement — Archaic form of enforcement.
- informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatize — (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of an information-based economy on an extensive scale
- insectiform — resembling an insect
- interfamily — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- letterforms — Plural form of letterform.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)