12-letter words starting with f
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- farm to fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- farm-to-fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fascicularly — in a fascicular manner
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fascinations — Plural form of fascination.
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- fashion icon — a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable
- fashion show — a show in which models display clothes to prospective buyers
- fashionistas — Plural form of fashionista.
- fashiousness — the quality of being fashious; troublesomeness
- fast fashion — the reproduction of highly fashionable clothes at high speed and low cost
- fast forward — advance rapidly through
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-forward — a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- fast-tracker — of or relating to the fast track.
- fastidiously — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- fastigiation — The quality of being fastigiate.
- fata morgana — Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
- father image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's father and often the object of emotions felt toward the father
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- fatigability — susceptible to fatigue.
- fatigue duty — any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
- fatigue life — the number of applications of a given stress to which a sample of metal can be subjected before failing.
- fatty tissue — tissue with excessive accumulation of fat
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- fauxmosexual — (slang) A heterosexual person who affects homosexual characteristics.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- fayetteville — a city in S North Carolina.
- fearlessness — without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.