9-letter words containing a, f, i, l
- francolin — any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- franticly — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- frazzling — the state of being frazzled or worn-out.
- frenzical — (obsolete) frantic.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frikkadel — A traditional Afrikaner dish of baked (or sometimes deep-fried) meatballs prepared with onion, bread, eggs, vinegar, and spices.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- fuel rail — A fuel rail is high pressure tubing which takes fuel to the injectors in an internal combustion engine.
- full sail — all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set.
- fulminant — occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- fulminate — to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- funicular — of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
- furnivall — Frederick James, 1825–1910, English philologist and editor.
- fusillade — a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
- gaff sail — an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
- gainfully — In a gainful manner; profitably.
- galeiform — helmet-shaped; resembling a galea.
- gallflies — Plural form of gallfly.
- gas field — a district yielding natural gas.
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- glassfish — any small, transparent marine, brackish, or freshwater fishes of the genus Chanda (or Ambassis), native to Africa and the Indo-Pacific region and popular in home aquariums.
- hail from — to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
- half dime — a silver coin of the U.S., equal to five cents, issued 1794–1805 and 1829–73.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half tide — the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.
- half-fill — to fill (a vessel, place, etc) so that it holds or contains half its capacity
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- half-life — Physics. the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
- half-line — ray1 (def 7b).
- half-mile — a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pipe — a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.
- half-size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- half-tide — the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.
- half-time — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hill farm — a farm in a high area, usually concentrating on sheep, because of the lack of winter fodder
- hindafell — Hindfell.