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14-letter words containing f, i, l, t, a

  • semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
  • slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
  • snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • special effect — Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc.
  • stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
  • straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
  • take sb's life — If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves.
  • take the field — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
  • tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
  • total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
  • traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
  • traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • trafficability — the condition of soil or terrain with regard to its being traveled over, as by people, vehicles, or machinery.
  • transferential — of, relating to, or involving transference.
  • ultra-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • unartificially — in an unartificial manner
  • underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
  • unfaithfulness — not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
  • unflappability — not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
  • unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner
  • unidentifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
  • unquantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
  • victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
  • villari effect — the change in magnetic induction that takes place in certain substances when subjected to longitudinal stress.
  • visceral cleft — branchial cleft.
  • vital function — any function of the body that is essential for life.
  • waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
  • welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
  • well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
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