11-letter words containing s, e, l, f, a, t
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- flocculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- flote grass — an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans, whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass (G. plicata) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
- flusterated — flustered; agitated.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- fly swatter — a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- fool's mate — a checkmate achieved by Black's second move: the quickest possible mate
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.
- forest land — Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
- forestalled — Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.
- forestaller — A person who forestalls, especially one who buys goods before they can be sold on the open market in anticipation of rising prices.
- forestlands — Plural form of forestland.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- formalities — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- fragilities — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- great falls — a city in central Montana, on the Missouri River.
- gulf states — the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
- gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- harvest fly — cicada
- hatefulness — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- hotel staff — employees of a hotel
- 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
- infiltrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infiltrate.
- inflatables — Plural form of inflatable.
- insufflated — Simple past tense and past participle of insufflate.
- 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.
- lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
- 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 sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leafleteers — Plural form of leafleteer.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- life estate — property that may be held only for the extent of the holder's lifetime
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- metafemales — Plural form of metafemale.