12-letter words containing f, i, n, l, t
- 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 with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- 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.
- felicitating — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- felt-tip pen — a pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.
- ferlinghetti — Lawrence, born 1920? U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- 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.
- fictionalize — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
- field centre — a research centre equipped for field studies, usually located in or near an area of scientific interest
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.
- file cabinet — A file cabinet is a piece of office furniture, usually made of metal, which has drawers in which files are kept.
- filet mignon — a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- final notice — last warning before legal action
- finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
- finalization — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fire control — technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.
- first violin — one of the principal group of violins in an orchestra
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.