12-letter words containing f, l, i, e, r
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- pelvic floor — muscles beneath the pelvis
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
- pilfer-proof — (of a supply, stock, container, etc) protected from or not susceptible to pilfering
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- police force — police (def 1).
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- prairie fowl — prairie chicken.
- prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
- preamplifier — a device in the amplifier circuit of a radio or phonograph that increases the strength of a weak signal for detection and further amplification.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- premium fuel — fuel or gasoline which has a higher octane value and is more expensive than standard fuel
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- private life — the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- professorial — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- profile plan — a diagrammatic fore-and-aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- purple finch — a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- reclassified — to classify anew.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectorize — to treat something so that it reflects light: to reflectorize license plates.
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
- relief valve — a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it. Compare safety valve (def 1).
- retroflexion — a bending backward.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- salutiferous — salutary.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scalar field — a region with a number assigned at each point.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.