9-letter words containing a, f, t, l, o
- 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.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).
- forrestal — James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
- fort lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fort-lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fortaleza — a seaport in NE Brazil.
- fortalice — a small fort; an outwork.
- fortilage — (obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
- fossulate — hollowed; grooved
- foveolate — having foveolae, or very small pits.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frontally — In a frontal manner.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- frontload — Alternative form of front-load.
- gatefolds — Plural form of gatefold.
- golf cart — a small, battery-powered, three- or four-wheel vehicle used for transporting one or two golfers and their equipment around a golf course.
- half boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half tone — semitone.
- half-boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- holdfasts — Plural form of holdfast.
- hot flash — a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- lead foot — a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually.
- lead-foot — a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- matfellon — knapweed
- meat loaf — a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as bread crumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape of a loaf and baked.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- olfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- postfault — taking place after a fault
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- puftaloon — a fried scone
- reflation — restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.