11-letter words starting with fa
- fall asleep — go to sleep
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fallalishly — in a slightly affected manner
- fallen arch — collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet
- fallen idol — If you refer to someone as a fallen idol, you mean that they have lost people's respect and admiration because of something bad that they have done.
- fallibilism — the philosophical doctrine that knowledge is hypothetical rather than certain
- fallibilist — a supporter of fallibilism
- fallibility — (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.
- falling-off — If there is a falling-off of an activity, there is a decrease in its amount or intensity.
- falling-out — a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- false alarm — a false report of a fire in progress to a fire department.
- false color — photography using infrared-sensitive film that produces images in which heat-emitting areas or objects appear red.
- false front — a façade falsifying the size, finish, or importance of a building, especially one having a humble purpose or cheap construction.
- false fruit — a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue.
- false labor — irregular contractions of the uterus prior to actual labor and without accompanying dilation of the cervix.
- false oxlip — a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose
- false start — in a race
- false teeth — dentures
- false topaz — citrine (def 2).
- false-start — to leave the starting line or position too early and thereby necessitate repeating the signal to begin a race.
- falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifiably — In a falsifiable way.
- falstaffian — of, relating to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, especially his robust, bawdy humor, good-natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio: Falstaffian wit.
- falteringly — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- familiarise — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- familiarize — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- familicidal — Of or pertaining to familicide.
- family hour — any broadcast period from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when programs of general interest to the family are broadcast.
- family life — life with one's family; the part of one's life concerned with one's family
- family name — the hereditary surname of a family.
- family plan — a special rate, especially of air passenger carriers, under which the head of a household purchasing a full-fare ticket may take other family members at reduced fares on certain days.
- family room — a room in a house used as a center for family activities.
- family tree — a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group.
- family unit — a social group traditionally consisting of parents and children
- familymoons — Plural form of familymoon.
- fan fiction — fanfic (def 1).
- fan the air — to strike at but fail to hit something
- fan tracery — the carved ornamentation on fan vaulting
- fanatically — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fanaticised — Simple past tense and past participle of fanaticise.
- fanaticized — to make fanatical.
- fancy dance — Also called pan-Indian dancing. a fast Native American powwow dance that features jumping and twirling, with participants wearing bright colors and flying feathers and ribbons.
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fancy goods — small decorative gifts; knick-knacks
- fancy pants — Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.
- fancy woman — an immoral woman, especially a man's mistress.
- fancy-pants — Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.