11-letter words containing f, l, i, e
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- flittermice — Plural form of flittermouset, an Alternative spelling of flitter-mouse.
- floor price — a minimum price required of an item being auctioned.
- florentines — Plural form of florentine.
- floriferous — producing blossoms; flower -bearing.
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flourisheth — Archaic third-person singular form of flourish.
- flower girl — a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
- floweriness — The quality of being flowery.
- flowingness — the quality of being flowing
- flucytosine — a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.
- fluid drive — a power coupling for permitting a smooth start in any gear, consisting of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil, such that one rotor, driven by the engine, moves the oil to drive the other rotor, which in turn drives the transmission.
- fluid ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorimeter — fluorometer.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- fly-by-wire — (of aircraft or spacecraft) activated entirely by electronic controls.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- flying kite — any of various sails set above the royals or skysails in light weather; jolly jumper.
- flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
- flying time — the amount of time taken in flying in an aircraft from one place to another
- flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- fo' shizzle — for sure; certainly; without question
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- foliiferous — bearing leaves or leaflike structures.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- folio verso — the back of the page; verso (opposed to folio recto).
- folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
- folkishness — The quality of being folkish.
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- folliculose — having or resembling follicles
- foolishness — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
- forest hill — a town in N Texas.
- forestville — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- foretelling — Present participle of foretell.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.