12-letter words containing f, a, i, l, n
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- disdainfully — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- disinflation — a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- effeminately — In an effeminate manner.
- equifinality — The property of being equifinal.
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- facial angle — Craniometry. the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with the plane of the Frankfurt horizontal.
- facial index — Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
- facial nerve — either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing.
- facilitating — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- facilitation — the act or process of facilitating.
- factionalism — of a faction or factions.
- factionalist — of a faction or factions.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- failing that — You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- falling band — a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- faneuil hall — a market house and public hall in Boston, Massachusetts, called “the Cradle of Liberty” because it was used as a meeting place by American patriots immediately before the Revolutionary War.
- fanning mill — a machine for winnowing grain by the action of riddles and sieves and an air blast.
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- felicitating — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.