10-letter words containing f, l, a
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- axial flow — the flow of air parallel to the longitudinal axis of the engine of a jet aircraft
- axial-flow — having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.
- back float — a floating position on one's back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- bafflingly — to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- balsam fir — a fir tree, Abies balsamea, of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- bas-relief — Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- batch file — a computer file with sequential commands to be executed when the file is read
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- be all for — to be strongly in favour of
- beach flea — sand hopper
- beatifical — Beatific.
- beautifull — Obsolete spelling of beautiful.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- bifacially — from a bifacial point of view
- black flag — a flag that is all or mostly black, esp. such a flag flown by a pirate ship
- black flux — a reducing flux consisting of finely divided carbon and potassium carbonate.
- black ruff — a large, blackish, pelagic fish, Centrolophus niger, of the Atlantic Ocean, chiefly along the coast of Europe.
- blackfella — an Aborigine or Black person
- blanc fixe — barium sulfate
- blue flags — any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.
- blue flash — green flash.
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- bobby calf — an unweaned calf culled for slaughter
- bold-faced — confident or impudent
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bufflehead — a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola: the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head
- bull float — a machine for giving the final surfacing to an area of concrete, as on a road.
- bumbailiff — (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment
- by default — If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.
- caddicefly — caddisfly.
- caddis fly — any of an order (Trichoptera) of small, mothlike insects with a soft body, long antennae and legs, and two pairs of hairy, membranous wings
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- calefactor — a heater
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- calorifier — a water tank fitted with a coil, or coils, that can be heated in order to heat the water