12-letter words containing f, i, l, n
- factionalist — of a faction or factions.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- failing that — You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- falling band — a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- faneuil hall — a market house and public hall in Boston, Massachusetts, called “the Cradle of Liberty” because it was used as a meeting place by American patriots immediately before the Revolutionary War.
- fanning mill — a machine for winnowing grain by the action of riddles and sieves and an air blast.
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- feebleminded — lacking the normal mental powers.
- feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- felicitating — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- fell-walking — the sport of hiking over fells
- felliniesque — referring to or reminiscent of the films of Federico Fellini
- fellow being — if you refer to someone as a fellow being, you are emphasizing that you and they are human beings and have things in common
- felt-tip pen — a pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fenfluramine — a sympathomimetic substance, C 12 H 16 F 3 N, formerly used mainly as an anorectic in the treatment of obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- fenian cycle — the cycle of legends describing and glorifying the bravery, battles, and wandering life of the Irish Fenians, especially under the leadership of Finn.
- ferlinghetti — Lawrence, born 1920? U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fiber bundle — a flexible bundle of optical glass that transmits images.
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fictionality — State or quality of being fictional.