11-letter words containing l, i, f, e, s, a
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- formalities — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- fragileness — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- fragilities — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- friableness — The state or quality of being friable; friability.
- fuel-saving — (of a vehicle) using less fuel for a further distance
- gainfulness — The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness.
- glass fiber — Glass fiber is another name for fiberglass.
- glass fibre — Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- increaseful — full of increase; fertile; fruitful
- infiltrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infiltrate.
- inflatables — Plural form of inflatable.
- insufflated — Simple past tense and past participle of insufflate.
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- life estate — property that may be held only for the extent of the holder's lifetime
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.