11-letter words containing f, i, l, n
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jeune fille — a girl or young woman.
- kite flying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
- la fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactoflavin — riboflavin.
- lady friend — female companion
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- latifundium — a great estate.
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leflunomide — An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.
- left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
- lend itself — to possess the right characteristics or qualities for
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- licence fee — an annual fee paid by television users in the UK
- life lesson — something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned
- life-giving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
- loan office — an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
- loop fusion — loop combination
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- lyon-office — Heralds' Office.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- mellifluent — mellifluous.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfiling — the process of reproducing the contents of a file on microfilm
- millionfold — comprising a million parts or members.
- mindfulness — the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- montgolfier — a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.