11-letter words containing a, l, f
- life estate — property that may be held only for the extent of the holder's lifetime
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- light draft — the draft of a vessel at its light displacement.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lily family — the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- liquefiable — Able to be liquefied.
- little leaf — a disease of stone fruits, apples, grapes, etc. caused by a deficiency of zinc and characterized by crinkled, small leaves and yellowing of the tips of new growth
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- loan office — an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- love affair — a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour.
- luff tackle — a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block.
- macrofloral — Relating to the macroflora.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- mail filter — (messaging) A program which sorts and processes incoming mail based on patterns found in the mail headers.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malefically — in a malefic manner
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- mallee fowl — an Australian bird, Leipoa ocellata, of variegated gray, brown, white, and black plumage, that lays up to 35 eggs in an incubating mound.
- malta fever — brucellosis.
- mamilliform — shaped like a nipple
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- maxilliform — Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
- metafemales — Plural form of metafemale.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfloral — Of or pertaining to microflora.
- millifarads — Plural form of millifarad.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- mirifically — in a mirific manner
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- misclassify — To classify incorrectly.