12-letter words containing f, i, l, e, t
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- private life — the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectorize — to treat something so that it reflects light: to reflectorize license plates.
- retroflexion — a bending backward.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- salutiferous — salutary.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
- self-fertile — capable of self-fertilization.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-sterile — incapable of self-fertilization.
- self-studies — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- service lift — a lift which carries heavy goods in a place of business, as for example, plates in a restaurant
- shirt-lifter — a homosexual
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- sleep it off — to rid oneself of the effects of some excess, overindulgence, etc., specif. of the aftereffects of drinking much alcoholic liquor, by sleeping
- slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc