11-letter words containing ile
- file system — (operating system) (FS, or "filesystem") 1. A system for organizing directories and files, generally in terms of how it is implemented in the disk operating system. E.g., "The Macintosh file system is just dandy as long as you don't have to interface it with any other file systems". 2. The collection of files and directories stored on a given drive (floppy drive, hard drive, disk partition, logical drive, RAM drive, etc.). E.g., "mount attaches a named file system to the file system hierarchy at the pathname location directory [...]" -- Unix manual page for "mount(8)". As an extension of this sense, "file system" is sometimes used to refer to the representatation of the file system's organisation (e.g. its file allocation table) as opposed the actual content of the files in the file system.
- file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- fragileness — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- free-soiler — a member of the Free Soil party or a supporter of its principles.
- gas mileage — the ratio of the number of miles travelled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned; fuel efficiency
- gentileschi — Artemisia [ahr-tuh-mizh-uh,, -mizh-ee-uh;; Italian ahr-te-mee-zyah] /ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə,, -ˈmɪʒ i ə;; Italian ˌɑr tɛˈmi zyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1593?–1652? Italian painter.
- geotextiles — Plural form of geotextile.
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- greenmailer — One who greenmails.
- guilelessly — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
- half-boiled — drunk.
- hard-boiled — Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
- heterophile — Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hollow tile — tile (def 5).
- homiletical — Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable.
- hostile bid — A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for.
- hypermotile — Abnormally or excessively motile.
- iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- ileocolitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the ileum and colon.
- ileostomies — Plural form of ileostomy.
- indian file — in single file.
- infertilely — In an infertile manner.
- interrailer — a person who interrails
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- long-tailed — (of an animal) having a long tail
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- low profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- low-profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
- 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.
- mercilessly — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- metric mile — a measure of distance equal to 1,500 meters
- mile-marker — a numbered milepost along a highway: used as a way of determining the exact location of a vehicle.
- missile gap — a lag in one country's missile production relative to the production of another country.
- mobile home — a large house trailer, designed for year-round living in one place.
- mobile shop — a van, truck, etc, which travels from place to place and from which goods are sold
- mobile unit — a vehicle supplied with the basic equipment or materials necessary for a particular purpose, as for televising on location or being used as an x-ray or inoculation clinic.
- motorsailer — A boat equipped with both sails and an engine.
- neurilemmal — Relating to neurilemma.
- neurilemmas — Plural form of neurilemma.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- non-ductile — capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.