11-letter words containing c, a, f, e
- labor force — work force.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lake effect — the phenomena created in the surrounding area by weather passing over a large lake, especially any of the Great Lakes of the U.S.
- lake-effect — caused or greatly influenced by the moist air above a large lake
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- latticeleaf — laceleaf.
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- loan office — an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- 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.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- magnificent — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- main office — headquarters
- make a face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- 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.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mass defect — the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus differs from the sum of the masses of its constituent particles, being the mass equivalent of the energy released in the formation of the nucleus.
- metafiction — fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
- misfeasance — a wrong, actual or alleged, arising from or consisting of affirmative action.
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- multi-faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- needlecraft — needlework.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- nonfeasance — the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def 2).
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- off balance — If you are off balance, you are in an unsteady position and about to fall.
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- 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.
- officialize — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- oil of cade — a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oval office — the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.