10-letter words containing l, p, a
- expellable — Capable of being expelled or driven out.
- expendable — (of an object) Designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed.
- explaining — Present participle of explain.
- explananda — Plural form of explanandum.
- explicable — Able to be accounted for or understood.
- explicably — in an explicable manner
- explicated — Simple past tense and past participle of explicate.
- explicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate.
- explicator — A person or thing who explicates.
- exploitate — (proscribed, nonstandard, transitive) To exploit.
- explorable — Capable of being explored.
- exportable — Able to be exported.
- expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
- extemporal — (archaic) Extemporaneous.
- extirpable — Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
- face-plant — to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding
- faceplates — Plural form of faceplate.
- fairy lamp — a lamp using a candle as the source of illumination, usually constructed of glass or ceramic material, set on a metal base, and having a fabric shade.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fall apart — physically: into pieces
- false pond — a mirage.
- false step — a stumble.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- filler cap — a device sealing the filling pipe to the petrol tank in a motor vehicle
- fireplaces — Plural form of fireplace.
- fishplates — Plural form of fishplate.
- fissipedal — (zoology) Being or relating to a fissiped.
- fittipaldi — Emerson. born 1946, Brazilian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion (1972,1974)
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flame lamp — a filament lamp in which the bulb resembles the shape of a flame
- flameproof — resisting the effect of flames; not readily ignited or burned by flames.
- flap valve — clack valve.
- flapdoodle — nonsense; bosh.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- flare path — an airstrip illuminated for use at night or in bad weather
- flash lamp — a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- fleahopper — either of two varieties of small, jumping insects which feed on crops and garden plants. The two main varieties are the garden fleahopper Halticus bractatus and the cotton fleahopper Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
- flick-pass — a movement in which the ball is passed quickly to another player by flicking it out of the hand; often performed with only one hand
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- floatplane — a seaplane having landing gear consisting of one or more floats.
- flood lamp — a floodlight.
- floodlamps — Plural form of floodlamp.
- floodplain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floor lamp — a tall lamp designed to stand on the floor.