12-letter words containing s, l, e, d
- fleur-de-lis — a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- fleur-de-lys — fleur-de-lis (defs 1, 2).
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- foefie slide — a rope, fixed at an incline, along which a person suspended on a pulley may traverse a space, esp across a river
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- foodlessness — Absence of food.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foot soldier — an infantryman.
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- gangsterland — an area controlled by gangsters
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garden snail — Zoology
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- gold reserve — the stock of gold held by a government or central bank to back its promissory notes or currency or to settle its international debts.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.