10-letter words containing f, a, t, i, l
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flat ascii — (text) (Or "plain ASCII") Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters). Compare flat file.
- flat light — even front lighting of a subject, producing little contrast, no shadows, and no modeling.
- flat white — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.
- flatlining — Present participle of flatline.
- flattening — Present participle of flatten.
- flatteries — Plural form of flattery.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flight bag — a lightweight shoulder bag designed for carrying sundries aboard an aircraft.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- flirtation — the act or practice of flirting; coquetry.
- floatation — an act or state of floating.
- floatingly — In a floating manner.
- floriation — Ornamentation by means of flower forms, either realistic or stylized.
- florissant — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- flotations — Plural form of flotation.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluvialist — a person who explains geological or geographical phenomena by the action of streams
- fluviatile — pertaining or peculiar to rivers; found in or near rivers.
- fluxuating — Misspelling of fluctuating.
- fly a kite — If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
- fontinalis — a type of aquatic moss
- formaliter — formally
- fortalices — Plural form of fortalice.
- fractality — the quality of being fractal or subdivided
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frantickly — Obsolete form of franticly.
- frenetical — Alternative form of frenetic.
- friability — easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
- frictional — of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- fritillary — any of several orange-brown nymphalid butterflies, usually marked with black lines and dots and with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings.
- frontality — the representation of the front view of figures or objects in a work of art.
- frugalista — (informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- fulminated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulminate.
- fulminates — Plural form of fulminate.
- fulminator — One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely.
- functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- funiculate — having a funicle.
- fustinella — a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.
- get a life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- half title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.