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13-letter words containing f, e, t, l

  • play the fool — behave in a silly way
  • plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
  • point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • preferability — more desirable.
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • proliferation — the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
  • pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
  • quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
  • qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
  • quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
  • quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
  • raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
  • rat-tail file — a long, narrow file having a circular cross section.
  • recomfortless — having no comfort; comfortless
  • reel of three — (in Scottish country dancing) a figure-of-eight movement danced by three people
  • referentially — having reference: referential to something.
  • reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
  • reflectometer — a device for measuring reflectance.
  • reflectometry — the study or science of reflectometer usage and design
  • reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
  • refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
  • reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
  • reformulation — to formulate again.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • relief troops — soldiers sent to an area of conflict or a disaster area in order to provide aid or assistance there
  • reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
  • retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
  • retroflection — a bending backward.
  • return flight — a flight going back
  • reverse fault — a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault).
  • right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
  • right to life — When people talk about an unborn baby's right to life, they mean that a baby has the right to be born, even if it has a severe disability or if its mother does not want it.
  • right-to-life — pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, especially abortion-on-demand, illegal; antiabortion: right-to-life advocates.
  • ripple effect — a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
  • robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
  • role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
  • rule of three — the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given.
  • rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
  • safety helmet — protective hard hat
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • safety lintel — an auxiliary lintel concealed behind a visible lintel, arch, etc.
  • sales leaflet — a leaflet or brochure used by a company to promote its goods, products, or services to the public
  • scarlet fever — a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption.
  • scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
  • schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
  • sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
  • self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
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