11-letter words containing s, e, l, f, i
- 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 spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lend itself — to possess the right characteristics or qualities for
- lethiferous — lethal.
- life estate — property that may be held only for the extent of the holder's lifetime
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- life lesson — something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned
- life skills — everyday coping strategies
- life's work — Someone's life's work or life work is the main activity that they have been involved in during their life, or their most important achievement.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lime sulfur — a mixture of lime and sulfur that has been boiled in water: used in powdered form or in aqueous solution as an insecticide, a fungicide, and a sheep dip.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- melliferous — yielding or producing honey.
- mellifluous — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- mellifulous — Misspelling of mellifluous.
- midfielders — Plural form of midfielder.
- millefleurs — A pattern of flowers and leaves used in tapestry, on porcelain, or in other decorative items.
- mindfulness — the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- non-fissile — capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- off-license — a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
- offensively — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- offset-line — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- old flemish — the Flemish language before c1300.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- outfielders — Plural form of outfielder.
- ovuliferous — holding ovules
- persulfuric — denoting a type of acid
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- rifled slug — a shotgun projectile with helical grooves on its sides for imparting a spin to it when it is fired through the smooth bore of the shotgun.
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.