9-letter words containing a, f, r, i
- fish farm — a facility in which fish are bred for commercial purposes.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fitzrovia — the district north of Oxford Street, London, around Fitzroy Square and its pubs, noted in the 1930s and 40s as a haunt of poets
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- five-year — happening over a period of five years
- fizzwater — effervescent water; soda water.
- flan ring — See under flan (def 2).
- flaringly — In a flaring manner.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- flavoring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- flirtable — ready or willing to flirt.
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- foederati — Plural form of foederatus.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- foie gras — the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras)
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- foodgrain — Cereal (grain grown as human food).
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- forebrain — Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- forestair — an external staircase
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- forfaiter — a person or company engaging in forfaiting
- forficate — deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formalize — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formamide — (organic compound) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formative — giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.