14-letter words containing l, f, r
- light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- long-forgotten — belonging to the past; no longer remembered
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lord of appeal — one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals
- lost for words — If someone is lost for words, they cannot think of anything to say, especially because they are very surprised by something.
- lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
- lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
- main door flat — a flat in a tenement that can be accessed directly from outside rather than one which can only be accessed via a communal stairwell
- malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- man of letters — highly educated man
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
- merchant fleet — the total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)
- merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
- microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsoft mail — (messaging, tool) (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- mittag-leffler — Magnus Gösta [mahng-nuhs yœ-stah] /ˈmɑŋ nʌs ˈyœ stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1846–1927, Swedish mathematician.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
- multifactorial — having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
- multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
- multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
- multiple fruit — a fruit, such as a pineapple, formed from the ovaries of individual flowers in an inflorescence
- mustard family — the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- nanofiltration — Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger.
- national front — (in Britain) a small political party of the right with racist and other extremist policies
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
- non-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.