11-letter words containing c, l, e, f
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- folliculose — having or resembling follicles
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- footlockers — Plural form of footlocker.
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- foreclosure — the act of foreclosing a mortgage or pledge.
- forficulate — resembling scissors
- fractionlet — a small piece
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- fraudulence — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- fraudulency — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- freckleface — A person with many freckles.
- free clinic — centre offering free medical treatment
- free recall — the recollection of the members of a list of items without regard to their serial order
- free school — a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.
- free-select — to select (areas of crown land) and acquire the freehold by a series of annual payments
- freecooling — a system that uses low ambient air temperature to chill water, esp for use in air conditioning
- freelancers — Plural form of freelancer.
- freelancing — Present participle of freelance.
- french flat — a flat that can be raised to or hung from the flies, and that contains practicable doors, windows, etc.
- french heel — a high, curved heel, characterized by a heel breast curving into a shank, used on women's shoes.
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roll — a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- fruticulose — (botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub.
- full circle — to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrase come full circle).
- funnel cake — a crisp, deep-fried cake, made by pouring batter through a funnel into fat or oil, usually in a spiral shape, and dusted with powdered sugar.
- furnacelike — Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
- genuflected — Simple past tense and past participle of genuflect.
- glass-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with glass.
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-circle — one half of a circle
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.