11-letter words containing t, o, r, f
- forty-fifth — next after the forty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 45.
- forty-first — next after the fortieth; being the ordinal number for 41.
- forty-niner — a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
- forty-ninth — next after the forty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 49.
- forty-seven — a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
- forty-sixth — next after the forty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 46.
- forty-third — next after the forty-second; being the ordinal number for 43.
- forty-three — a cardinal number, 40 plus 3.
- forwardmost — all the way at the front; first.
- foster care — the raising or supervision of foster children, as orphans or delinquents, in an institution, group home, or private home, usually arranged through a government or social-service agency that provides remuneration for expenses.
- foster city — a city in W California.
- foster home — a household in which a child is raised by someone other than its natural or adoptive parent.
- fosteringly — In a way that fosters or encourages.
- fosterlings — Plural form of fosterling.
- fothergilla — any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
- 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 materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- four-by-two — a piece of timber with a cross section that measures 4 inches by 2 inches
- four-footed — having four feet: He considers his dog to be his four-footed friend.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- four-poster — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- four-seater — a vehicle providing seats for four people
- four-stroke — four-cycle.
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- fourteenths — Plural form of fourteenth.
- fourth form — the fourth year of study in a school
- fourth wall — the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience.
- fourth-rate — of very low quality, value, or rank
- fox terrier — either of two English breeds of small terriers having either a long, wiry coat or a short, flat coat, formerly used for driving foxes from their holes.
- fractionate — to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- fractioning — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractionize — to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions
- fractionlet — a small piece
- fractiously — In a fractious manner.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- free-to-air — Free-to-air television programmes and channels do not require a subscription or payment.
- freebooters — Plural form of freebooter.
- freebootery — the practices of a freebooter
- freebooting — to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot.
- freethought — Alternative spelling of free thought.
- freight ton — ton1 (def 2).
- freight-out — Freight-out is the cost of delivering finished goods to a customer.
- freight-ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- french foot — Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
- french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
- frivolities — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- from a to b — People talk about getting from A to B when they are referring generally to journeys they need to make, without saying where the journeys will take them.
- from a to z — covering a whole topic
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc