12-letter words containing f, r, i, l
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- color filter — colored glass, dyed gelatin, etc., used to produce certain color or light effects, as in photography
- comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
- comic relief — a comic interlude, or comic element, in a tragedy
- conferential — Of or pertaining to a conference.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- conformality — (mathematics) The condition (of a map) of being conformal.
- conformingly — In a way that conforms.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- country life — life in the country
- craniofacial — relating to both the cranium and the face
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- defederalize — to shift the functions or powers of (an agency, service, etc.) from the jurisdiction of the federal government to that of state or local government: to defederalize construction loans.
- defibrillate — to stop fibrillation of (the heart), as by the use of electric current
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deformalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deformalize.
- desulfurized — Simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- electrifying — Present participle of electrify.
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- facial nerve — either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing.