10-letter words containing fl
- conflation — a combining, as of two variant readings of a text into a composite reading
- conflicted — unable to decide between opposing feelings or views
- confluence — The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river.
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- corn flour — flour made from corn
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornflower — Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- cut flower — any pretty flower cut for a floral arrangement.
- dancefloor — Alternative form of dance floor.
- deconflict — Military. to avoid a potential clash or accident involving (nonenemy military operations, weaponry, etc.) in a particular combat area: to deconflict coalition forces from three nations. to avoid such conflict in (a combat area): to deconflict airspace.
- deep floor — any of the floors toward the ends of a vessel, deeper than those of standard depth amidships.
- deflagrate — to burn or cause to burn with great heat and light
- deflations — Plural form of deflation.
- deflecting — Present participle of deflect.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
- deflective — causing deflection.
- deflectors — Plural form of deflector.
- deflowered — Simple past tense and past participle of deflower.
- deflowerer — One who deflowers.
- diffluence — the act of flowing off or away.
- diflunisal — a substance, C 13 H 8 F 2 O 3 , used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of rheumatoid diseases and other musculoskeletal disorders.
- difluoride — (chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.
- dirt floor — a floor made of packed earth
- disfluency — Pathology. impairment of the ability to produce smooth, fluent speech.
- disinflate — (of an economy) to slow down the rate of inflation.
- dysfluency — disfluency.
- effleurage — a delicate stroking motion in massage.
- effloresce — to burst into bloom; blossom.
- effluences — Plural form of effluence.
- enfleurage — The extraction of essential oils and perfumes from flowers using odorless animal or vegetable fats.
- exsufflate — (obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
- face flies — flies (musca autumnalis) that attack cattle, feeding off their eye secretions
- fairyfloss — a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick
- ferrofluid — A fluid containing a magnetic suspension.
- fish flake — a platform for drying fish.
- fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
- flabbiness — hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
- flabellate — being in the shape of a fan; fan-shaped.
- flabergast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flaccidity — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flag-waver — a person who signals by waving a flag.
- flagellant — a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline.
- flagellata — Mastigophora.
- flagellate — to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- flageolets — Plural form of flageolet.
- flagginess — the state of being tired
- flaggingly — So as to flag or slow down; wearyingly.
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.