13-letter words containing f, i, l, m
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
- familiarities — Plural form of familiarity.
- familiarizing — Present participle of familiarize.
- family circle — the closely related members of a family as a group.
- family credit — (formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999
- family doctor — a general practitioner.
- family friend — intimate acquaintance of one's family
- family jewels — a man's genitals
- family values — belief in traditional family unit
- family-minded — devoted to one's family
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fatigue limit — the maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without failing.
- feeble-minded — lacking the normal mental powers.
- fellow inmate — sb in same prison
- ferroaluminum — a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent aluminum.
- feuilletonism — The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fickle-minded — (of a person) prone to casual change; inconstant.
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- filamentation — The growth of filaments.
- filibusterism — (dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
- filing system — file system
- fill-out form — (programming) A type of user interface used, for example, on the web, to organise a set of questions or options for the user so that it resembles a traditional paper form that is filled out. Typical query types are: fill-in-the-blank (text), menu of options, select zero or more, or select exactly one ("radio buttons"). Most web browsers support fill-out forms. Overview.
- film festival — a festival devoted to film
- film industry — all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively
- film première — the first performance of a particular film in a cinema
- film recorder — a photographic device for producing a sound strip on a motion-picture film.
- film sequence — a short piece of film or extract from a film, depicting a specific action or event
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- firmer chisel — a narrow-bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet.
- flagellomania — enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
- flaminian way — an ancient Roman road extending N from Rome to what is now Rimini. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- fleet air arm — the aviation branch of the Royal Navy
- fleming valve — (formerly) a diode.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- flying column — (formerly) a force of troops equipped and organized to move swiftly and independently of a principal unit to which it is attached.
- folding money — paper money.
- folk medicine — health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, especially food substances.
- follicle mite — any mite of the family Demodicidae, parasitic in hair follicles of various mammals, including humans.
- foraminiferal — Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous.
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- formal review — (project) A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.)