11-letter words containing f, e, l, t
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
- fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
- fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
- fire temple — a place of worship for Zoroastrians.
- firelighter — Small block of flammable substance, typically sawdust and wax combined, used to light fires.
- firmamental — Of or pertaining to the firmament or heavens.
- first fleet — the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788
- fish kettle — an oval pan used for cooking a whole fish
- fish tackle — a tackle for fishing an anchor.
- flabagasted — Alternative form of flabbergasted.
- flabbergast — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flagellants — a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline.
- flagellated — to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- flagellates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flagellate.
- flagellator — Someone who flagellates, a whipper.
- flak jacket — U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital parts of the body from shrapnel.
- flake white — lead white.
- flamboyante — an alternative name for the flame tree, Poinciana regia
- flammulated — reddish in colour
- flannelette — a warm, soft cotton fabric, plain or printed, napped on one side.
- flare stack — A flare stack is a high vertical pipe for carrying unwanted gas so it can be burned off.
- flash meter — a meter that measures the light emitted by a flash unit
- flat screen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flat season — the part of the year during which flat racing takes place
- flat sennit — a rope made of three or more yarns or strands plaited together.
- flat silver — silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.
- flat-footed — having flatfeet.
- flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flatten out — to make or become flat or flatter by spreading out
- flatterable — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flatulently — In a flatulent manner or fashion.
- flea beetle — any leaf beetle of the genera Haltica, Epitrix, etc., the various species of which have the rear legs adapted for jumping.
- flea market — a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
- flea-bitten — bitten by a flea or fleas.
- fleetfooted — Swift on one's feet.
- flesh tints — the colours used to represent (white) skin in painting
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flexecutive — an executive to whom the employer allows flexibility about times and locations of working
- flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- flexicurity — a welfare-state model, originating in Denmark in the 1990s, that combines labour-market flexibility, social security, and a proactive labour market
- flexitarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.
- flickertail — Richardson ground squirrel.
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- flight line — an area for the servicing and maintenance of airplanes that includes parking ramps and hangars.
- flight test — to test (an airplane or the like) in flight.