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13-letter words containing f, e, i, s

  • interspecific — existing or occurring between species.
  • interstratify — to lie in interposed or alternate strata.
  • intraspecific — existing or occurring within a species.
  • isle of capri — Capri.
  • isle of pines — Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
  • isle of wight — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
  • isle of youth — Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
  • justificative — Justificatory.
  • kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
  • kiss of peace — (in certain Christian churches) a ceremonial greeting or embrace given as a token of Christian love and unity.
  • laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
  • landfill site — also landfill
  • let's face it — You use the expression 'let's face it' when you are stating a fact or making a comment about something which you think the person you are talking to may find unpleasant or be unwilling to admit.
  • life instinct — suicidal tendency or inclination; predisposition to self-destruction.
  • life interest — interest on property that is payable during the owner's lifetime but cannot be passed on to another or others after his or her death.
  • life is cheap — You use life is cheap or life has become cheap to refer to a situation in which nobody cares that large numbers of people are dying.
  • life sentence — a sentence condemning a convicted felon to spend the rest of his or her life in prison.
  • lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
  • line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
  • lines of code — (programming, unit)   (LOC) A common measure of the size or progress of a programming project. For example, one can describe a completed project as consisting of 100,000 LOC; or one can characterise a week's progress as 5000 LOC. Using LOC as a metric of progress encourages programmers to reinvent the wheel or split their code into lots of short lines.
  • liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
  • liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
  • lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
  • longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
  • lose sight of — no longer see
  • magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
  • magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
  • make mischief — cause trouble
  • mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
  • manganiferous — containing manganese.
  • manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
  • manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
  • mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
  • marsh trefoil — buck bean.
  • masking frame — easel (def 2).
  • match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
  • materfamilias — the mother of a family.
  • mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
  • mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
  • metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
  • metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
  • metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
  • microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • millefeuilles — Plural form of millefeuille.
  • mis-reference — an act or instance of referring.
  • mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
  • misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
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