11-letter words containing f, e, l, a
- better half — one's spouse
- bifoliolate — (of compound leaves) consisting of two leaflets
- binary file — (file format) Any file format for digital data that does not consist of a sequence of printable characters (text). The term is often used for executable machine code. All digital data, including characters, is actually binary data (unless it uses some (rare) system with more than two discrete levels) but the distinction between binary and text is well established. On modern operating systems a text file is simply a binary file that happens to contain only printable characters, but some older systems distinguish the two file types, requiring programs to handle them differently. A common class of binary files is programs in machine language ("executable files") ready to load into memory and execute. Binary files may also be used to store data output by a program, and intended to be read by that or another program but not by humans. Binary files are more efficient for this purpose because the data (e.g. numerical data) does not need to be converted between the binary form used by the CPU and a printable (ASCII) representation. The disadvantage is that it is usually necessary to write special purpose programs to manipulate such files since most general purpose utilities operate on text files. There is also a problem sharing binary numerical data between processors with different endianness. Some communications protocols handle only text files, e.g. most electronic mail systems before MIME became widespread in about 1995. The FTP utility must be put into "binary" mode in order to copy a binary file since in its default "ascii" mode translates between the different newline characters used on the sending and receiving computers. Confusingly, some word processor files, and rich text files, are actually binary files because they contain non-printable characters and require special programs to view, edit and print them.
- blackfellow — Australian Aborigine
- blow a fuse — If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.
- brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
- branfulness — (of flour) the state of being unsifted and hence full of bran
- bread flour — wheat flour from which a large part of the starch has been removed, thus increasing the proportion of gluten.
- buffet meal — meal at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
- cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
- cafe filtre — a strong black filtered coffee
- cafe royale — black coffee, to which cognac, lemon peel, sugar, and sometimes cinnamon have been added.
- caffe latte — latte
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calefacient — causing warmth
- calefaction — the act of heating
- calefactive — producing heat
- calefactory — giving warmth
- calf-length — Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles.
- californite — vesuvianite jade.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
- candle-foot — foot-candle
- candleflame — Flame of a candle.
- carefullest — Superlative form of careful.
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- careless of — indifferent to; untroubled by
- catafalques — Plural form of catafalque.
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
- cattle farm — a farm on which cattle are raised
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- cedar falls — a city in central Iowa.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- centre half — a defender who plays in the middle of the defence
- centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- changefully — In a changeful manner.
- chantefable — (in medieval French literature) a prose narrative interspersed with verse.
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- classifieds — The classifieds are the same as classified ad.
- classifiers — Plural form of classifier.
- cliff brake — any of several common ferns of the genus Pellaea, usually growing in pockets of thin soil on rocks.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- coat flower — a plant, Petrorhagia saxifraga, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having pink or white flowers in terminal branching clusters.
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- confabulate — to talk together; converse; chat
- conferrable — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- confessable — That can be confessed.