12-letter words containing l, e, f, t
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- full denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- future value — the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period
- gefilte fish — a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gentle craft — the sport of angling or fishing (usually preceded by the).
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-leather — half binding.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- ill-affected — not well disposed; disaffected
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- indefectible — not defectible; not liable to defect or failure.
- indefectibly — In an indefectible manner.
- indefinitely — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- ineffability — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- ineffectible — Ineffectual; impracticable.
- infantilized — Simple past tense and past participle of infantilize.