12-letter words containing f, a, t, i, l
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- ill-affected — not well disposed; disaffected
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- inartificial — Not artificial; natural; simple; artless.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- ineffability — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- infant class — (in England and Wales) a class at infant school for young schoolchildren between the ages of 5 and 7
- infanticidal — the act of killing an infant.
- infantilized — Simple past tense and past participle of infantilize.
- infibulation — the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
- infiltrating — Present participle of infiltrate.
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- infiltrative — to filter into or through; permeate.
- infiltrators — Plural form of infiltrator.
- inflammation — Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- inflationary — of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.
- inflationism — the policy or practice of inflation through expansion of currency or bank deposits.
- inflationist — an advocate of inflation through expansion of currency or bank deposits.
- inflectional — of, relating to, or used in inflection: an inflectional ending.
- influentials — Plural form of influential.
- infraorbital — (anatomy) Below the orbit (of the eye).
- insufflation — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- interfoliate — to interleave