12-letter words containing l, a, g, t, i
- facilitating — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- failing that — You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
- fairy lights — Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- fatigability — susceptible to fatigue.
- fatigue life — the number of applications of a given stress to which a sample of metal can be subjected before failing.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- featherlight — extremely light; light as a feather.
- felicitating — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- figurability — the quality of being figurable
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- file footage — film footage already on file; stock footage of crowds, cityscapes, football games, etc.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.