12-letter words containing l, i, t, e, f
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sulfite pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfite process.
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- the faithful — the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
- the flickers — the cinema
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- the sniffles — a cold in the head
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- tie-off rail — trim rail.
- time of life — age (of a person)
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- tree of life — a tree in the Garden of Eden that yielded food giving everlasting life. Gen 2:9; 3:22.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trifoliolate — having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- triple fugue — a fugue with a subject and two countersubjects developed simultaneously.
- true to life — realistic
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- tubuliferous — bearing or made up of tubules.
- ultraleftist — ultraleft.
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- undefinitely — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- unfertilized — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.
- unreflective — not reflective; thoughtless; lacking in due deliberation; heedless; rash: a sweeping, unreflective pessimism.
- valve lifter — (in an internal-combustion engine) a tappet that opens a valve when actuated by a camshaft.
- vector field — a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.
- water filter — device for removing impurities from water
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- weightlifter — (weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
- well-fitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- west mifflin — a city in W Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.