10-letter words containing f, l
- aufklarung — the Enlightenment, esp in Germany
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- axial flow — the flow of air parallel to the longitudinal axis of the engine of a jet aircraft
- axial-flow — having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.
- back float — a floating position on one's back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- bafflingly — to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- balsam fir — a fir tree, Abies balsamea, of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- bas-relief — Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- batch file — a computer file with sequential commands to be executed when the file is read
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- be all for — to be strongly in favour of
- be no fool — to be shrewd and capable
- be of help — If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.
- be oneself — to function physically and mentally as one normally does
- beach flea — sand hopper
- beatifical — Beatific.
- beautifull — Obsolete spelling of beautiful.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- bedfellows — Plural form of bedfellow.
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- beflowered — adorned or decorated with flowers.
- befuddling — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- beliefless — having no faith or belief
- bellflower — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 73,000
- belly flop — a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- bibliofilm — a microfilm used especially in libraries to photograph the pages of valuable or much-used books.
- bifacially — from a bifacial point of view
- bifluoride — an acid salt of hydrofluoric acid containing the group HF 2 -, as ammonium bifluoride, NH 4 HF 2.
- billfolder — billfold.
- biofouling — the degradation of an artificial surface by biological growth
- biofuelled — running on biofuel
- black flag — a flag that is all or mostly black, esp. such a flag flown by a pirate ship
- black flux — a reducing flux consisting of finely divided carbon and potassium carbonate.
- black ruff — a large, blackish, pelagic fish, Centrolophus niger, of the Atlantic Ocean, chiefly along the coast of Europe.
- blackfella — an Aborigine or Black person
- blanc fixe — barium sulfate
- blissfully — full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
- blockflote — a recorder.
- blood feud — A blood feud is a long-lasting, bitter disagreement between two or more groups of people, particularly family groups. Blood feuds often involve members of each group murdering or fighting with members of the other.
- blood flow — the flow of blood through blood vessels around the body