11-letter words that end in f
- for want of — If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible.
- franz josef — Francis Joseph I.
- french cuff — a double cuff formed by folding back a wide band at the end of a sleeve, usually fastened by a cuff link.
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular.
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- get shot of — to get rid of
- get shut of — to get rid of
- get wind of — hear rumours of
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- greaseproof — Resistant to grease.
- green stuff — paper money.
- ground beef — meat: minced beef
- grow out of — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- half relief — mezzo-relievo.
- have it off — to have sexual intercourse
- high relief — sculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background.
- higher self — a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body
- hipped roof — a roof having sloping ends and sides
- hotel staff — employees of a hotel
- idiot-proof — built, organized, written, etc., in such a way as to be usable by or understandable to any person of average intelligence or skill: an idiot-proof camera.
- in favor of — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- in front of — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- in honor of — as a tribute to sb
- in light of — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- in place of — instead of, replacing
- in point of — in the matter of; regarding
- in quest of — searching for
- in spite of — a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- 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.
- in the buff — naked
- in token of — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- in-stead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- indian wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, of Asia south of the Himalayas.
- infangthief — (in Old English law) the right of a lord of the manor to have jurisdiction over a thief caught within the bounds of his property
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- keep out of — to remain or cause to remain unexposed to
- kids' stuff — something considered fit only for children
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- lake rudolf — the former name (until 1979) of (Lake) Turkana
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- latticeleaf — laceleaf.
- lay hold of — to seize or grasp
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- lend itself — to possess the right characteristics or qualities for
- little leaf — a disease of stone fruits, apples, grapes, etc. caused by a deficiency of zinc and characterized by crinkled, small leaves and yellowing of the tips of new growth
- make fun of — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- make hay of — to throw into confusion
- make use of — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.