13-letter words containing f, i, s, l
- frise aileron — an aircraft wing control surface designed with its leading edge extending forward of its axis of rotation so that when the aileron's trailing edge is raised the leading edge extends below the bottom surface of the wing.
- frivolousness — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- fruitlessness — The quality of being fruitless.
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- full laziness — (functional programming) A transformation, described by Wadsworth in 1971, which ensures that subexpressions in a function body which do not depend on the function's arguments are only evaluated once. E.g. each time the function f x = x + sqrt 4 is applied, (sqrt 4) will be evaluated. Since (sqrt 4) does not depend on x, we could transform this to: f x = x + sqrt4 sqrt4 = sqrt 4 We have replaced the dynamically created (sqrt 4) with a single shared constant which, in a graph reduction system, will be evaluated the first time it is needed and then updated with its value. See also fully lazy lambda lifting, let floating.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- furshlugginer — crazy; foolish
- fusarium wilt — a disease of plants, characterized by damping-off, wilting, and a brown dry rot, caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium.
- fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
- futilitarians — Plural form of futilitarian.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- garrison life — the life of troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
- gefullte fish — dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
- globuliferous — containing or producing globules.
- glue sniffing — the inhaling of the fumes of certain kinds of glue for the hallucinogenic or euphoric effect.
- glue-sniffing — the inhaling of the fumes of certain kinds of glue for the hallucinogenic or euphoric effect.
- goldfish bowl — round glass container for goldfish
- goldie's fern — a wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, of northeastern North America, having large, golden-green, leathery fronds with blades that tilt backward.
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- gulf of lions — a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- half-finished — ended or completed.
- half-scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- iguassu falls — a waterfall on the Iguassú River, on the boundary between Brazil and Argentina. 210 feet (64 meters) high.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- in full swing — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- ineffableness — The quality or state of being ineffable.
- infallibilism — the principle of papal infallibility
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- infeasibility — not feasible; impracticable.
- infiltrations — Plural form of infiltration.
- infinitesimal — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- inflammations — Plural form of inflammation.
- inflorescence — a flowering or blossoming.
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.