11-letter words containing g, i, a, f, l
- inflatingly — in an inflating manner; in a way such as to inflate
- infrangible — that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable: infrangible moral strength.
- infrangibly — In an infrangible manner.
- inlay graft — a graft in which the scion is matched into a place in the stock from which a piece of corresponding bark has been removed.
- 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.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- light draft — the draft of a vessel at its light displacement.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- nonfloating — Not floating (in any sense).
- outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- racing flag — a distinguishing flag flown by a yacht during the period of its participation in a race.
- refrangible — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- stagflation — an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
- take flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- tragic flaw — the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
- unfaltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- unfatigable — susceptible to fatigue.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- wallingford — a town in S Connecticut.