12-letter words containing f, i, e, l
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
- for a giggle — as a joke or prank; not seriously
- for all time — forever, for eternity
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foreign bill — a bill of exchange drawn on a payer in one country by a maker in another.
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- formalizable — Capable of being formalized.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- formularizer — One who formularizes.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- fort belvoir — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.
- fort laramie — a city in SE Wyoming.
- fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- fossil fuels — any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- fox squirrel — any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- frazil (ice) — tiny, round or pointed ice crystals formed in supercooled waters and prevented from coagulating by turbulence
- free on rail — (of a consignment of goods) delivered to a railway station and loaded onto a train without charge to the buyer
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freezer film — a thin polythene material used to wrap food that is to be frozen
- freezer foil — a type of tinfoil used to wrap food that is to be frozen
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- fribble away — to use wastefully
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.