11-letter words containing w, f, r
- furbelowing — Present participle of furbelow.
- furtwangler — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, German orchestral conductor.
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- gilliflower — any of several plants of various families with clove-scented flowers, as the carnation
- gillyflower — Archaic. any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.
- globeflower — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers.
- grow out of — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- growth fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- interflowed — Simple past tense and past participle of interflow.
- left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
- life's work — Someone's life's work or life work is the main activity that they have been involved in during their life, or their most important achievement.
- low profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- low-profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
- moonflowers — Plural form of moonflower.
- most-farrow — (of a cow) not pregnant.
- musk flower — a sticky-hairy plant, Mimulus moschata, of the figwort family, native to northern and western North America, having pale-yellow flowers and a musky odor.
- new bedford — a seaport in SE Massachusetts: formerly a chief whaling port.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- new milford — a town in W Connecticut.
- new-for-old — (of insurance) issued on the principle that claims will be based on the cost of replacing old damaged, destroyed, or lost items with brand new items
- office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- out of work — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- overforward — too familiar
- oxbow front — a front, as of a chest of drawers, having a curve with a concave section between two convex ones.
- oxford-down — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- powder puff — fluffy pad for applying powder
- powder-puff — limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
- relief work — the work carried out by charities providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
- rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- sewage farm — a place where sewage is treated, esp for use as manure
- shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- ship of war — warship.
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snowsurfing — the use of a board without bindings to travel over snow