13-letter words containing y, f, r, o
- flirtatiously — given or inclined to flirtation.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flourishingly — In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
- fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
- fluorohydride — (inorganic chemistry) An compound formed by the addition of the elements of hydrogen fluoride.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- food industry — the industry surrounding the production of food
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- foolheartedly — Foolishly. In a foolhardy manner. Without thinking about the consequences.
- forefeelingly — by way of forefeeling
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- fort mcmurray — a town in NE Alberta, in W Canada, on the Athabasca River.
- forty-eightmo — a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°.
- forty-seventh — next after the forty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 47.
- fossil energy — heat energy released by burning fossil fuel
- foundationary — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- foundry proof — a proof pulled for a final checking before printing plates are made.
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- fourpenny one — a blow, esp with the fist
- frobisher bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE Canada, in the SE coast of Baffin Island
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- fruiting body — an organ that produces spores; fructification.
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- helen of troy — Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- if i were you — You say 'if I were you' to someone when you are giving them advice.
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatorily — in an informatory fashion
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- life of riley — a carefree, comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable way of living: Since winning the lottery, he's led the life of Riley.
- low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.