12-letter words containing f, e, t, l, o
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrofluor — a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- end of steel — a point up to which railway tracks have been laid
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- fact of life — any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- feet of clay — a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person: He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fictionalize — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- file footage — film footage already on file; stock footage of crowds, cityscapes, football games, etc.
- filet mignon — a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
- final notice — last warning before legal action
- fire control — technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- flagellatory — relating to flagellation
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flamethrower — a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fleet-footed — able to run fast.
- flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
- floor pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- floor trader — a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for his or her own account.
- floor-length — extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.
- floriculture — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- flour beetle — any of several brown darkling beetles, especially of the genus Tribolium, that infest, breed in, feed on, and often pollute flour, stored grain, and other stored produce.