7-letter words containing f, l
- khalifa — caliph.
- kinfolk — (in anthropological or formal use) a person's blood relations, regarded collectively.
- kistful — an amount that fills a kist
- krefeld — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, NW of Cologne.
- lafitte — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- lawfare — the use of the law by a country against its enemies, esp by challenging the legality of military or foreign policy
- lawfull — Archaic spelling of lawful.
- lay for — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layoffs — Plural form of layoff.
- le fanu — (Joseph) Sheridan. 1814–73, Irish writer, best known for his stories of mystery and the supernatural, esp Uncle Silas (1864) and the collection In a Glass Darkly (1872)
- leadoff — an act that starts something; start; beginning.
- leafage — foliage.
- leafbud — a bud from which a leaf develops
- leafery — leafage or foliage
- leafier — Comparative form of leafy.
- leafing — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leaflet — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- lefties — Plural form of lefty.
- leftish — somewhat left-wing
- leftism — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- leftist — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- legific — Of or pertaining to lawmaking.
- leofric — died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- less of — to a smaller extent or degree
- lesstif — (library) The Hungry Programmers' version of OSF/Motif. It will be source code compatible with Motif, meaning that the same source will compile with both libraries and work exactly the same. All the programming is being done with no reference to the header files for the motif widgets, so that LessTif can be distributed as free software.
- let fly — to move through the air using wings.
- let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- lie off — to stay at a distance from shore or another ship
- lifeful — full of life; lively; animated.
- lifeway — a way of life; a manner of living.
- lifford — the county town of Donegal, Republic of Ireland; market town. Pop: 1395 (2002)
- lift up — raise
- liftboy — a person who operates a lift, esp in large public or commercial buildings and hotels
- lifters — Plural form of lifter.
- lifting — Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- liftoff — Aeronautics, Rocketry. the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. the instant when such action occurs.
- lignify — to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- liquefy — Make or become liquid.
- liquify — To make liquid.
- listful — (archaic) attentive, listening.
- lithify — to change (sediment) to stone or rock.
- loafers — Plural form of loafer.
- loafing — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- lobefin — Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.
- lockful — an amount of water sufficient to fill a canal lock
- loffler — Friedrich August Johannes [free-drikh ou-goo st yoh-hah-nuh s] /ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1852–1915, German bacteriologist.
- loftier — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- loftily — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- lofting — a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.