11-letter words containing f, o, l
- half-hoping — having or expressing some hope
- half-joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- half-nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- half-volley — (in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- health food — any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a low sodium or fat content.
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hold in fee — to own; possess
- holy family — a representation in art of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus.
- holy father — a title of the pope.
- holy office — a congregation founded in 1542 to succeed the suppressed Inquisition and entrusted with matters pertaining to faith and morals, as the judgment of heresy, the application of canonical punishment, and the examination of books and prohibition of those held dangerous to faith and morals.
- honorifical — honorific
- hop trefoil — a leguminous plant, Trifolium campestre, of N temperate grasslands, with globular yellow flower heads and trifoliate leaves
- hopefulness — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- horror film — a film with a frightening storyline and atmosphere
- host family — family one lodges with
- hot flushes — a sudden unpleasant hot feeling in the skin, caused by endocrine imbalance, esp experienced by women at menopause
- hotel staff — employees of a hotel
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- hundredfold — a hundred times as great or as much.
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- idaho falls — a city in E Idaho.
- if you like — You say if you like when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.
- ill-favored — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- ill-founded — based on weak evidence, illogical reasoning, or the like: an ill-founded theory.
- illinformed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- in light of — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- in line for — in the running for; a candidate for
- in place of — instead of, replacing
- indian wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, of Asia south of the Himalayas.
- inferiourly — Obsolete form of inferiorly.
- infield out — a put-out recorded by a member of the infield.
- infiltrator — to filter into or through; permeate.
- inflections — Plural form of inflection.
- inflictions — Plural form of infliction.
- inflow pipe — the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- informality — the state of being informal; absence of formality.
- informingly — In an informing manner.
- infracostal — (anatomy) Below the ribs.
- insufflator — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- interflowed — Simple past tense and past participle of interflow.
- interfluous — interfluent
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- jungle fowl — any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl.