12-letter words containing f, i, l, e, s, r
- fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
- fixture list — a list of the games that a team is scheduled to play
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fleur-de-lis — a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- flour sifter — a container in which flour is sifted
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flyfishermen — Plural form of flyfisherman.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foot soldier — an infantryman.
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- 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.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
- 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.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- 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.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- full-service — offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.