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12-letter words containing o, f, s, a, l

  • fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  • finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
  • first of all — to start with
  • fissirostral — having a broad, deeply cleft beak or bill, as the swallows and goatsuckers.
  • flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
  • flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
  • flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
  • flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
  • flammiferous — flame-producing
  • flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
  • flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
  • flashforward — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
  • flatterously — in a flatterous manner
  • flavorlessly — In a flavorless way.
  • float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
  • flood basalt — a very extensive lava flow of basaltic composition that has issued from a fissure, often to be found as part of a series of such flows one on top of another, forming a plateau
  • floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
  • flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
  • floorwalkers — Plural form of floorwalker.
  • florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
  • florida moss — Spanish moss.
  • flour shaker — a container, often with a perforated top, from which flour is shaken
  • fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
  • fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
  • flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
  • foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
  • fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
  • forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
  • forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
  • forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
  • foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
  • formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
  • formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
  • formulations — Plural form of formulation.
  • fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
  • fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
  • forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
  • foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
  • fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
  • fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
  • gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
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