11-letter words containing fl
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flare stack — A flare stack is a high vertical pipe for carrying unwanted gas so it can be burned off.
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flash flood — a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.
- flash harry — a man who likes to dress and behave ostentatiously
- flash meter — a meter that measures the light emitted by a flash unit
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- flashfloods — Plural form of flashflood.
- flashlights — Plural form of flashlight.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- flat racing — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- flat screen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flat season — the part of the year during which flat racing takes place
- flat sennit — a rope made of three or more yarns or strands plaited together.
- flat silver — silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.
- flat tuning — the condition of a radio receiver that does not discriminate sharply between signals on different frequencies
- flat-footed — having flatfeet.
- flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flatten out — to make or become flat or flatter by spreading out
- flatterable — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flatulating — to expel intestinal gas through the anus.
- flatulation — to expel intestinal gas through the anus.
- flatulently — In a flatulent manner or fashion.
- flauntingly — In a flaunting manner.
- flavourings — Plural form of flavouring.
- flavourless — British standard spelling of flavorless.
- flavoursome — Alternative spelling of flavorsome.
- flea beetle — any leaf beetle of the genera Haltica, Epitrix, etc., the various species of which have the rear legs adapted for jumping.
- flea circus — a number of fleas trained to perform tricks, as for a carnival sideshow
- flea collar — a dog or cat collar impregnated with a chemical for repelling or killing fleas.
- flea market — a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flea-bitten — bitten by a flea or fleas.
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- fleece-vine — silver-lace vine.
- fleetfooted — Swift on one's feet.
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- flesh tints — the colours used to represent (white) skin in painting
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- fleshliness — (obsolete) Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; carnality, bodily appetites.
- fleshmonger — (archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flexecutive — an executive to whom the employer allows flexibility about times and locations of working