11-letter words containing a, f, l, s
- multifocals — multifocal spectacles
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.
- nanofossils — Plural form of nanofossil.
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- officialism — excessive attention to official regulations and routines.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- pleasureful — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrificial — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- saddle roof — curved covering for a building
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- safety belt — seat belt.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- sales force — team of salespeople
- salmon farm — an enclosed area of water devoted to the rearing of salmon for food
- sam hold of — to collect; gather up
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scarf cloud — pileus (def 3).
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- self-access — In a school or college, a self-access centre is a place where students can choose and use books, tapes, or other materials.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.