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11-letter words containing l, i, a, n

  • flint glass — an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.
  • flirtations — Plural form of flirtation.
  • flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
  • floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
  • floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
  • fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
  • fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
  • fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
  • fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
  • flustration — the state of being flustrated or flustered
  • fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
  • fluvastatin — A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
  • fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
  • flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
  • flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
  • flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
  • focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
  • folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
  • footballing — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
  • formalising — Present participle of formalise.
  • formalizing — Present participle of formalize.
  • formational — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
  • formulating — Present participle of formulate.
  • formulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • forstalling — Present participle of forstall.
  • fractionlet — a small piece
  • fragileness — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
  • francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
  • franklinite — a mineral of the spinel group, an oxide of zinc, manganese, and iron, occurring in black octahedral crystals or in masses: formerly mined for zinc.
  • frantically — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
  • franz kline — Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
  • freefalling — Present participle of freefall.
  • freelancing — Present participle of freelance.
  • freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
  • friableness — The state or quality of being friable; friability.
  • fuel-saving — (of a vehicle) using less fuel for a further distance
  • fulgurating — (of pains) sharp and piercing.
  • fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
  • full gainer — a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward somersault, entering the water feet first and facing away from the springboard.
  • fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.
  • fulmination — a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
  • fulminatory — Thundering; striking terror.
  • funambulism — The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
  • funambulist — a tightrope walker.
  • functionals — Plural form of functional.
  • funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
  • funeralized — to hold or officiate at a funeral service for.
  • furnacelike — Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
  • fusillation — the use of shooting as a method of capital punishment, esp during warfare
  • fustilirian — a person who uses a cudgel rather than a sword; hence, a lowly person or a commoner (from Henry IV by William Shakespeare)
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