14-letter words containing f, l, e, r
- electric fence — a fence with an electric current in it, typically used to keep cattle in a field
- electric field — a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- elevator shaft — passage for a lift
- enforceability — The quality of being enforceable.
- engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
- ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- fair-trade law — a state or federal law authorizing fair-trade agreements: repealed 1975.
- fairy bluebird — any fruit-eating passerine bird of the genus Irena, of the East Indies, the males of the several species being characteristically black below and purple-blue above.
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
- false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
- false relation — a harmonic clash that occurs when a note in one part sounds simultaneously with or immediately before or after its chromatically altered (sharpened or flattened) equivalent appearing in another part
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- falseheartedly — In a falsehearted manner.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- family romance — a type of fantasy in which a person maintains that he or she is not the child of his or her real parents but of parents of a higher social class
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
- fantail darter — a North American freshwater fish, Etheostoma flabellare, of the perch family.
- faraday shield — an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference.
- fare-thee-well — a state of perfection: The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.
- farm-gate sale — the sale of produce direct from the producer
- farmer-general — (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.
- farmhouse loaf — a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top
- fatherlessness — The state or quality of being fatherless.
- fault tolerant — fault tolerance
- fault-tolerant — designed to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
- feather-legged — cowardly.
- feature-length — long enough to be made a feature; of full length: a feature-length story; a feature-length film.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- fellow servant — (under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.
- femoral artery — the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
- fermentescible — capable of causing fermentation
- ferroelectrics — Plural form of ferroelectric.
- ferry terminal — docking area for passenger boats
- fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
- fertility cult — a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
- fichtelgebirge — a mountain range in E central Germany, near the Czech border. Highest peak, Schneeberg, 3447 feet (1051 meters).
- fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
- fiddler beetle — a black scarab beetle, Eupoecila australasiae, having markings resembling a violin.