12-letter words containing a, f, l
- calorie-free — containing no calories
- cam follower — the slider or roller in contact with the cam that transmits the movement dictated by the cam profile
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- cape buffalo — a large, black, nearly hairless, very fierce buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of South Africa, with horns joined at the bases to form a helmetlike structure
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cattleduffer — a cattle thief.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- central-fire — center-fire.
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- characterful — If you describe something as characterful, you mean that it is pleasant and interesting.
- chef's salad — A chef's salad is a green salad with hard-boiled egg and strips of meat and cheese on top.
- chill factor — windchill factor
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chook raffle — a raffle for which the main prize is a roast chicken
- cigar flower — the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- cleft palate — If someone has a cleft palate, they were born with a narrow opening along the roof of their mouth which makes it difficult for them to speak properly.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- coffee royal — café royale.
- coffee table — A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- conferential — Of or pertaining to a conference.
- confessional — A confessional is the small room in a church where Christians, especially Roman Catholics, go to confess their sins.
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- conflagrator — (rare) One who starts a fire.
- conformality — (mathematics) The condition (of a map) of being conformal.
- confraternal — a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- cottage flat — any of the flats in a two-storey house that is divided into four flats, two on each floor
- cottage loaf — A cottage loaf is a loaf of bread which has a smaller round part on top of a larger round part.
- council flat — a flat built or owned by a local council
- court of law — When you refer to a court of law, you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial.
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craniofacial — relating to both the cranium and the face
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.