11-letter words containing p, e, l, f
- for example — as an example, by way of illustration
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- free sample — taster of sth offered at no charge
- freedpeople — Plural form of freedperson.
- full-duplex — of or relating to the simultaneous, independent transmission of information in both directions over a two-way channel.
- funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- half asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- half-asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- half-duplex — of or relating to the transmission of information in opposite directions but not simultaneously.
- helpfulness — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hop trefoil — a leguminous plant, Trifolium campestre, of N temperate grasslands, with globular yellow flower heads and trifoliate leaves
- hopefulness — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- imperfectly — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- in place of — instead of, replacing
- inflow pipe — the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
- knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
- 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.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- low profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- low-profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
- paddy field — a flooded piece of land used for growing rice
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- panel thief — a thief who secretly robs the customers in a panel house.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- perfectible — capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- perfumeless — without perfume; not perfumed or wearing perfume
- persulfuric — denoting a type of acid
- phonofiddle — an upright, one-stringed musical instrument which also has a horn that acts as an amplifier, played with a bow whilst held between the knees
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pilferingly — in the manner of a pilferer
- pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.