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14-letter words containing f, l, y, i

  • firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
  • fissionability — capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.
  • five-year plan — any plan for national economic or industrial development specifying goals to be reached within a period of five years, especially as undertaken by the Soviet Union and China.
  • fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
  • flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
  • flying dustbin — petard (def 3).
  • flying gangway — monkey bridge (def 2).
  • flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
  • flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
  • flying officer — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a pilot officer but junior to a flight lieutenant in the British and certain other air forces
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
  • forcible entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
  • foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
  • foreseeability — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • formally valid — (of an inference or argument) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid
  • foundationally — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
  • fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
  • freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
  • friction layer — the atmospheric layer extending up to about 600 m, in which the aerodynamic effects of surface friction are appreciable
  • frictionlessly — In a frictionless way; without friction.
  • friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
  • fundamentality — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • funnily enough — You use funnily enough to indicate that, although something is surprising, it is true or really happened.
  • futuristically — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
  • gentian family — the plant family Gentianaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having simple opposite leaves, usually blue flowers with five united petals, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the closed gentian, fringed gentian, centaury, exacum, and marsh pink.
  • ginseng family — the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.
  • happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
  • hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
  • holy of holies — a place of special sacredness.
  • hydraulic lift — an elevator operated by fluid pressure, especially one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages.
  • hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
  • in all my life — You can use in all my life or in my life to emphasize that you have never previously experienced something to such a degree.
  • indefinability — The quality of being indefinable.
  • ineffectuality — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
  • infelicitously — In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate.
  • inflammability — capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.
  • inframaxillary — (anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
  • infrangibility — The quality of being infrangible.
  • insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
  • justifiability — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
  • kidney failure — loss of renal function
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
  • lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
  • light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
  • lobelia family — the plant family Lobeliaceae (sometimes considered a subfamily, Lobelioideae, of the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family), typified by usually herbaceous plants having milky sap, simple alternate leaves, irregular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, and lobelia.
  • logania family — the plant family Loganiaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs of warm regions having usually opposite leaves, clusters of regular flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or fleshy fruit, and including the butterfly bush, Carolina jessamine, logania, and trees of the genus Strychnos, which are the source of curare, nux vomica, and strychnine.
  • meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.
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