13-letter words containing f, l, y, i
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
- go fly a kite — to move through the air using wings.
- gravity fault — a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault).
- heavy lifting — hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
- high fidelity — sound reproduction over the full range of audible frequencies with very little distortion of the original signal.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hyperflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- in difficulty — If you are in difficulty or in difficulties, you are having a lot of problems.
- indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
- indifferently — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- ineffectively — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- ineffectually — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- inefficiently — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- infallibility — Sometimes, infallibleness. the quality of being infallible, or of being absolutely trustworthy: He believed in the infallibility of his leadership.
- infeasibility — not feasible; impracticable.
- inferentially — of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference.
- inflatability — The quality of being inflatable.
- inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- influentially — having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatorily — in an informatory fashion
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- infuriatingly — causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.
- inoffensively — In an inoffensive manner.
- interferingly — So as to interfere.
- isle of youth — Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
- john wycliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.
- laurel family — the plant family Lauraceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees having simple, leathery leaves, aromatic bark and foliage, clusters of small green or yellow flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or drupe, and including the avocado, bay, laurels of the genera Laurus and Umbellularia, sassafras, spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and the trees that yield camphor and cinnamon.
- legume family — the large plant family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae), typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines having usually compound leaves, clusters of irregular, keeled flowers, and fruit in the form of a pod splitting along both sides, and including beans, peas, acacia, alfalfa, clover, indigo, lentil, mesquite, mimosa, and peanut.
- life of riley — a carefree, comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable way of living: Since winning the lottery, he's led the life of Riley.
- linden family — the plant family Tiliaceae, characterized by deciduous trees or shrubs having simple, usually alternate leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry, woody fruit, and including the basswood, jute, and linden.
- lingayen gulf — a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.
- madder family — the large plant family Rubiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having simple, opposite, or whorled leaves, usually four- or five-lobed flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or nut, and including the gardenia, madder, partridgeberry, and shrubs and trees that are the source of coffee, ipecac, and quinine.
- magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- mallow family — the plant family Malvaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having palmately veined, lobed, or compound leaves, sticky juice, often showy five-petaled flowers with stamens united in a column, and fruit in the form of a capsule with several divisions, and including the cotton plant, hibiscus, hollyhock, mallow, okra, and rose of Sharon.
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- miliary fever — an acute infectious fever characterized by profuse sweating and the formation on the skin of minute fluid-filled vesicles
- mistrustfully — In a mistrustful manner.
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis