9-letter words containing a, f, s
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- foresaken — Misspelling of forsaken.
- foreshank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- forespeak — to predict; foretell.
- forestaff — cross-staff.
- forestage — the part of a stage in front of the proscenium or the closed curtain, as the apron or an extension of the apron.
- forestair — an external staircase
- forestall — to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
- forestays — Plural form of forestay.
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- foreswear — Alternative spelling of forswear.
- foretaste — a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.
- forewarns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forkballs — Plural form of forkball.
- 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.
- forrestal — James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
- forssmann — Werner [German ver-nuh r] /German ˈvɛr nər/ (Show IPA), 1904–79, German surgeon: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- forswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- foscarnet — a drug used to treat herpes viruses
- fossarian — fossor.
- fosse way — a Roman road in Britain between Lincoln and Exeter, with a fosse on each side
- fossorial — digging or burrowing.
- fossulate — hollowed; grooved
- fosterage — the act of fostering or rearing another's child as one's own.
- fountains — Plural form of fountain.
- four-star — of or being a full general or admiral, as indicated by four stars on an insignia.
- fox snake — a brown-blotched nonvenomous snake, Elaphe vulpina, of north-central U.S., that vibrates its tail and emits a pungent odor when disturbed.
- fractiles — Plural form of fractile.
- fractions — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fractures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fracture.
- fragments — Plural form of fragment.
- frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
- frailties — Plural form of frailty.
- frambesia — yaws.
- framboise — raspberry.
- frame saw — a saw with a thin blade held in a specially shaped frame
- frameless — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- francesca — Piero della [pee-air-oh del-uh;; Italian pye-raw del-lah] /piˈɛər oʊ ˈdɛl ə;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ ˈdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), (Piero dei Franceschi) c1420–92, Italian painter.
- franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francis i — 1494–1547, king of France 1515–47.
- francisco — a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- francises — a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.