11-letter words containing f, l, a, r, e
- lamelliform — shaped like a lamella; platelike; scalelike.
- land freeze — a legal restraint on the sale or transfer of land.
- land reform — any program, especially when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless.
- lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- lassa fever — a highly contagious viral disease, largely confined to central West Africa, characterized by fever, difficulty in swallowing, and inflammation of the pharynx, often progressing to infect the lungs, heart, and kidneys, leading to death.
- leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
- leaf roller — any of several insects, especially moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leafleteers — Plural form of leafleteer.
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- love affair — a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour.
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- mail filter — (messaging) A program which sorts and processes incoming mail based on patterns found in the mail headers.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malta fever — brucellosis.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- moral fiber — Moral fiber is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- moral fibre — Moral fibre is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- myriad-leaf — an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.
- needlecraft — needlework.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- overcareful — excessively or unduly careful.
- overinflate — to inflate to an excessive degree
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- plate proof — proof taken from a plate ready for printing.
- pleasureful — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- prayer flag — a flag stamped with printed prayers, used by Himalayan Buddhists, who believe that its fluttering sends out the prayers inscribed on it.