9-letter words containing a, f, l
- blackface — a performer made up to imitate a Black person
- blackfire — a disease of tobacco, characterized by angular, dark lesions on the leaves, caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas angulata.
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blackfoot — a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
- blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
- blue flag — an award given to a seaside resort that meets EU standards of cleanliness of beaches and purity of water in bathing areas
- bluffable — able to be achieved through or influenced by bluffing
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- bran loaf — a rectangular cake whose ingredients include bran and dried fruit
- breathful — full of breath; living
- broadleaf — any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bufotalin — the principal poisonous substance in the skin and saliva of the common European toad
- bull calf — a male calf
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- calc-tufa — tufa (def 1).
- calc-tuff — Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
- calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
- calcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify.
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- calcifuge — any plant that thrives in acid soils but not in lime-rich soils
- calf love — temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sex
- calfdozer — a small bulldozer
- calfskins — Plural form of calfskin.
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- camouflet — a type of bomb that is used during a siege to collapse an enemy's tunnel
- canefield — A field where cane is grown.
- caprifole — honeysuckle
- card file — a collection of cards containing data or records, arranged systematically, as in alphabetical order, in boxes or drawers
- carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- case file — a file kept on a person who is involved in a medical, legal, or social work investigation
- cash flow — The cash flow of a firm or business is the movement of money into and out of it.
- cauldrife — susceptible to cold; chilly
- caulfield — Patrick (Joseph). 1936–2005, British painter and printmaker
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- chainfall — a hand-powered hoist consisting of chains working on the pulley principle, used to lift and manoeuvre large heavy objects
- chairlift — a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
- chalkface — the work or art of teaching in a school, esp classroom teaching as distinct from organizational responsibilities (esp in the phrase at the chalkface)
- chanceful — eventful
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- chargeful — onerous; expensive
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- clam-flat — a level stretch of mud, exposed by the tide, where clams burrow.
- clarified — Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.
- clarifier — A clarifier is a vessel or stage in which remaining suspended solids are separated from a liquid to leave a clear overflow.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- classific — relating to classification