12-letter words containing a, f, l, s
- flaky pastry — variety of puff pastry
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flash-freeze — quick-freeze.
- flashforward — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- flavorlessly — In a flavorless way.
- flawlessness — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- flood basalt — a very extensive lava flow of basaltic composition that has issued from a fissure, often to be found as part of a series of such flows one on top of another, forming a plateau
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- floorwalkers — Plural form of floorwalker.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- florida moss — Spanish moss.
- flour shaker — a container, often with a perforated top, from which flour is shaken
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flutterballs — Plural form of flutterball.
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- formal cause — 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?
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.