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11-letter words containing f, i, l, t

  • fifteenthly — in the fifteenth place or position
  • fifth wheel — a horizontal ring or segment of a ring, consisting of two bands that slide on each other, placed above the front axle of a carriage and designed to support the forepart of the body while allowing it to turn freely in a horizontal plane.
  • filamentary — pertaining to or of the nature of a filament.
  • filamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • file attach — [FidoNet] 1. A file sent along with a mail message from one BBS to another. 2. Sending someone a file by using the File Attach option in a BBS mailer.
  • file system — (operating system)   (FS, or "filesystem") 1. A system for organizing directories and files, generally in terms of how it is implemented in the disk operating system. E.g., "The Macintosh file system is just dandy as long as you don't have to interface it with any other file systems". 2. The collection of files and directories stored on a given drive (floppy drive, hard drive, disk partition, logical drive, RAM drive, etc.). E.g., "mount attaches a named file system to the file system hierarchy at the pathname location directory [...]" -- Unix manual page for "mount(8)". As an extension of this sense, "file system" is sometimes used to refer to the representatation of the file system's organisation (e.g. its file allocation table) as opposed the actual content of the files in the file system.
  • filibusters — Plural form of filibuster.
  • fillet weld — a weld with a triangular cross section joining two surfaces that meet in an interior right angle.
  • fillibuster — Alternative form of filibuster.
  • film critic — sb who reviews movies
  • film rating — a rating imposed by the British Board of Film Censors that indicates the minimum age of people allowed to view the film
  • film rights — the rights purchased from the author of a work that enable a film maker to make a film of it
  • film script — a script containing dialogue and directions for a film; a screenplay
  • film studio — a place where films are made
  • filmization — an adaptation of a novel, play, etc., for a motion picture.
  • filmsetting — photocomposition.
  • filter cake — the solid material accumulated by a filter press
  • filter lane — a lane governed by a filter at a traffic light, from which traffic can turn left or right while other traffic is held up by a red light
  • filter pump — a vacuum pump used to assist laboratory filtrations in which a jet of water inside a glass tube entrains air molecules from the system to be evacuated
  • filthy rich — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
  • filtrations — Plural form of filtration.
  • fimbrillate — bordered by or having a small or fine fringe.
  • findability — (information science) The quality of a particular object being locatable.
  • fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
  • fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
  • fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
  • fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
  • fire temple — a place of worship for Zoroastrians.
  • firelighter — Small block of flammable substance, typically sawdust and wax combined, used to light fires.
  • firmamental — Of or pertaining to the firmament or heavens.
  • first blood — the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
  • first fleet — the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788
  • first floor — the ground floor of a building.
  • first light — dawn.
  • first world — the major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
  • first-class — of the highest or best class or quality: a first-class movie.
  • fish kettle — an oval pan used for cooking a whole fish
  • fish tackle — a tackle for fishing an anchor.
  • fishability — The quality or degree of being fishable.
  • fishtailing — Present participle of fishtail.
  • fistulizing — Pathology. to form a fistula.
  • fit to kill — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • flagitation — the act of flagitating
  • flake white — lead white.
  • flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
  • flashlights — Plural form of flashlight.
  • flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
  • flat racing — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
  • flat sennit — a rope made of three or more yarns or strands plaited together.
  • flat silver — silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.
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