9-letter words containing a, l, b
- fish ball — a fried ball (or patty) of minced fish, often mixed with mashed potatoes
- flabagast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flabellum — a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- flambeaux — a flaming torch.
- flammable — easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.
- flappable — easily upset or confused, especially under stress.
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flash mob — a group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration: The flash mob brought wide smiles to the faces of commuters waiting for their train.
- flashback — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flashbang — Alternative form of flash-bang.
- flashbulb — a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject.
- flashcube — a cube, for attaching to a camera, that contains a flashbulb in each vertical side and rotates automatically for taking four flash pictures in succession.
- flashtube — electronic flash.
- flat back — a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
- flat bond — a bond that is traded without accrued interest as part of the price.
- flatboats — Plural form of flatboat.
- flatbread — Also, flatbrod [flat-brohd] /ˈflæt broʊd/ (Show IPA). a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.
- fleabites — Plural form of fleabite.
- flickable — able to be flicked
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- flirtable — ready or willing to flirt.
- floatable — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- floggable — that ought to be flogged; deserving of flogging
- flushable — (of a toilet) That has a flushing mechanism.
- focusable — Capable of being focused.
- foldboats — Plural form of foldboat.
- footballs — Plural form of football.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forgeable — (metallurgy) That can be forged (shaped under heat and pressure).
- forkballs — Plural form of forkball.
- foul ball — a batted ground ball that is hit and played outside the foul lines, or that passes outside the foul lines at first or third base, or that is played outside the foul line between home and first or third base regardless of where hit.
- fractable — a coping concealing the slopes of the roof, especially one having an ornamental silhouette.
- frameable — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- frankable — (AU,finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
- freezable — Capable of being frozen; especially capable of use after subsequent thawing.
- full beam — the brightest light transmitted from car headlights
- full-back — sports; player , position
- fullbacks — Plural form of fullback.
- gable end — an end wall bearing a gable.
- gabriella — a female given name.
- gabrielle — a feminine name: equiv. It. & Sp. Gabriella
- galbraith — John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.
- galesburg — a city in NW Illinois.
- gallberry — either of two North American shrubs, Ilex glabra, the inkberry, or I. coriacea, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
- gamboling — (US) present participle of gambol.
- gambolled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- game-ball — (of a person) in perfect health
- gaolbreak — Alternative form of jailbreak.