11-letter words containing fe
- ferrography — the analysis of iron in lubricants in order to assess the extent of wear in a machine
- ferromagnet — a ferromagnetic substance.
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- ferruginous — Geology. iron-bearing: ferruginous clays.
- fertigation — (agriculture) the application of fertilizers or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.
- fertileness — (rare) The state or characteristic of being fertile.
- fertilisers — Plural form of fertiliser.
- fertilising — Present participle of fertilise.
- fertilities — Plural form of fertility.
- fertilizers — Plural form of fertilizer.
- fertilizing — Present participle of fertilize.
- ferventness — Quality of being fervent.
- fervourless — Without fervour.
- fescue foot — a disease of the feet of cattle associated with feeding on certain fungus-infested fescue grasses, characterized by lameness and sometimes leading to gangrene.
- fesse point — the midpoint of a shield
- festinately — hurried.
- festinating — hurried.
- festination — a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- festiveness — The quality of being festive; festivity.
- festivities — a festive celebration or occasion.
- festschrift — (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
- fetishising — Present participle of fetishise.
- fetishistic — belief in or use of fetishes.
- fetishizing — Present participle of fetishize.
- fetoprotein — (protein) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
- fetter bone — the great pastern bone of a horse. See under pastern (def 2).
- feu de joie — a salute of musketry fired successively by each man in turn along a line and back
- feudalistic — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudalities — Plural form of feudality.
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- feuilletons — (British) Plural form of feuilleton.
- fever pitch — a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
- fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
- flick knife — switchblade.
- flick-knife — switchblade.
- floriferous — producing blossoms; flower -bearing.
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- foliiferous — bearing leaves or leaflike structures.
- for fear of — a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- foraminifer — any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
- forfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- forfeitures — Plural form of forfeiture.
- form feeder — a device that mechanically feeds paper into a printer
- framebuffer — (computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
- free safety — a member of a secondary, usually the deepest-playing defender, with no specific assignment at the snap of the ball, but often covering the area of the field across from the weak side of the opponent's offensive line against runs and long pass plays.
- frugiferous — Bearing fruit.
- fruit knife — a small knife, usually having a distinctive handle and a stainless steel blade with a sharp or serrated edge, used at table for paring and cutting fruit.
- furciferous — (archaic) rascally; scandalous.
- future life — afterlife (def 1).
- gaffer tape — strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs