10-letter words containing t, e, l, i
- fieldstone — unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.
- fieldstrip — To disassemble a weapon for cleaning, oiling or repair.
- filamented — Of or relating to a filament; having filaments; filamentous.
- filet lace — a square mesh net or lace, originally knotted by hand but now copied by machine.
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- filter bed — a pond or tank having a false bottom covered with sand and serving to filter river or pond waters.
- filter out — ignore
- filter tip — a mouthpiece for a cigarette or cigar having a means of filtering the smoke.
- filterable — capable of being filtered.
- filthiness — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- finalities — Plural form of finality.
- fire trail — a permanent track cleared through the bush to provide access for fire-fighting
- firebottle — electron tube
- first lien — a lien having priority over others attached to the same property.
- first-line — available for immediate service, especially combat service: first-line troops.
- fishplates — Plural form of fishplate.
- fishtailed — Simple past tense and past participle of fishtail.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- fizzle out — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- flame bait — (messaging) A Usenet posting or other message intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
- flat white — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.
- flattening — Present participle of flatten.
- flatteries — Plural form of flattery.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- fleetingly — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- fleshlight — A vagina-shaped sex toy which is designed to stimulate and fit around the penis to aid masturbation.
- fletchings — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- flex point — a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa.
- flexuosity — the quality or condition of being flexuous.
- flightiest — Superlative form of flighty.
- flightless — incapable of flying: flightless birds such as the moa, rhea, and dodo.
- flintiness — composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.
- flintshire — a historic county in Clwyd, in NE Wales.
- flintstone — A piece of flint.
- flirtiness — The quality of being flirty.
- flittering — Present participle of flitter.
- flood tide — the inflow of the tide; rising tide.
- florentine — of or relating to Florence, Italy: the Florentine poets of the 14th century.
- flour mite — any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material
- fluocerite — (mineral) A cerium fluoride mineral found in Sweden.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluoxetine — A synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- flustering — Agitated, confusing.
- fluttering — Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
- fluviatile — pertaining or peculiar to rivers; found in or near rivers.
- fly a kite — If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
- fly-strike — myiasis.