12-letter words containing f, i, e, l
- unbeneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- undefinitely — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- unfertilized — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- unfriendlily — in an unfriendly manner
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- uninfluenced — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- unmeaningful — not meaningful; without significance.
- unmercifully — merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
- unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.
- unreflective — not reflective; thoughtless; lacking in due deliberation; heedless; rash: a sweeping, unreflective pessimism.
- unsimplified — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- unsolidified — to unite firmly or consolidate.
- unverifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- valve lifter — (in an internal-combustion engine) a tappet that opens a valve when actuated by a camshaft.
- vector field — a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.
- viruliferous — carrying a virus
- visual field — field of vision.
- vociferously — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- walk of life — The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking leaf — leaf insect.
- water filter — device for removing impurities from water
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- weightlifter — (weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
- well-defined — sharply or clearly stated, outlined, described, etc.: a well-defined character; a well-defined boundary.
- well-fitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- west mifflin — a city in W Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
- whiffle ball — any of various lightweight, hollow plastic balls with several large air holes that cause them to abruptly curve or sink when thrown, hit, etc.
- white flight — the movement of white people, especially middle-class white people, from inner-city neighborhoods undergoing racial integration to the suburbs.
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.