13-letter words containing f, e, r, i
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- infrared star — a star radiating strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- infraspecific — of or relating to a subdivision of a species, as a subspecies, variety, or cultivar.
- infringements — Plural form of infringement.
- inquire after — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- interest-free — An interest-free loan has no interest charged on it.
- interfaceable — Capable of being interfaced.
- interfamilial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- interferences — Plural form of interference.
- interferingly — So as to interfere.
- interferogram — a photographic record of light interference patterns produced with an interferometer, used for recording shock waves and fluid flow patterns.
- interfunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- internet café — a café, coffee bar, etc., that offers Internet access on its own computers or on customer's laptops, usually for a fee.
- internet-cafe — a café, coffee bar, etc., that offers Internet access on its own computers or on customer's laptops, usually for a fee.
- interspecific — existing or occurring between species.
- interstratify — to lie in interposed or alternate strata.
- intolerant of — not able or willing to tolerate
- intraspecific — existing or occurring within a species.
- irrefrangible — not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
- isle of capri — Capri.
- knife grinder — tool
- laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- laurel family — the plant family Lauraceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees having simple, leathery leaves, aromatic bark and foliage, clusters of small green or yellow flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or drupe, and including the avocado, bay, laurels of the genera Laurus and Umbellularia, sassafras, spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and the trees that yield camphor and cinnamon.
- leafleteering — The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda.
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- 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 of riley — a carefree, comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable way of living: Since winning the lottery, he's led the life of Riley.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- lighter flint — the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
- lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters.
- like-for-like — (of a comparison, figures, statistics) that measure identical things, the same period in different years, etc
- line of force — an imaginary line representing a field of force, such as an electric or magnetic field, such that the tangent at any point is the direction of the field vector at that point
- little finger — the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- madder family — the large plant family Rubiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having simple, opposite, or whorled leaves, usually four- or five-lobed flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or nut, and including the gardenia, madder, partridgeberry, and shrubs and trees that are the source of coffee, ipecac, and quinine.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- 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).