11-letter words containing f, a, l, s, i
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- 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-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- 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.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- millifarads — Plural form of millifarad.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- misclassify — To classify incorrectly.
- multifocals — multifocal spectacles
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.
- nanofossils — Plural form of nanofossil.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- 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.
- officialism — excessive attention to official regulations and routines.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrificial — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- sioux falls — a city in SE South Dakota.
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.