12-letter words containing l, e, a, f
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- undefendable — to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- unmeaningful — not meaningful; without significance.
- unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
- unoffendable — to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.
- unpeacefully — in an unpeaceful manner
- unpreferable — more desirable.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unreformable — not able to be reformed or reclaimed
- unrefundable — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- unsufferable — insufferable; intolerable
- unverifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- valley fever — coccidioidomycosis.
- valley forge — a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.
- valve lifter — (in an internal-combustion engine) a tappet that opens a valve when actuated by a camshaft.
- visual field — field of vision.
- volta effect — contact potential.
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- waffle weave — a textile weave that produces a textured pattern resembling the surface of a waffle.
- wager of law — a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
- walk of life — The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking leaf — leaf insect.
- wastefulness — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water filter — device for removing impurities from water
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- welfare fund — a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.
- welfare work — the efforts or programs of an agency, community, business organization, etc., to improve living conditions, increase job opportunities, secure hospitalization, and the like, for needy persons within its jurisdiction.
- well-favored — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-staffed — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- whiffle ball — any of various lightweight, hollow plastic balls with several large air holes that cause them to abruptly curve or sink when thrown, hit, etc.
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.