9-letter words containing a, l, e, f
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- cornflake — Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
- craftless — without craft or cunning
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- data file — a file containing data that is used by a computer program
- dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
- dead lift — a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight
- deadfalls — Plural form of deadfall.
- deafblind — unable to hear or see
- debateful — quarrelsome
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- defalcate — to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
- defaulter — A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law.
- deferable — capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project.
- deferrals — Plural form of deferral.
- defiantly — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- defiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of defilade.
- defilades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade.
- definable — Something that is definable can be described or identified.
- definably — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- definatly — Misspelling of definitely.
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- defleaing — Present participle of deflea.
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
- disulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- dock leaf — the typically broad leaf of any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers
- draftable — Capable of being drafted.
- drake fly — mayfly (def 2).
- drawerful — an amount sufficient to fill a drawer: a drawerful of socks.
- dreadfull — Archaic spelling of dreadful.
- drop leaf — a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use.
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide
- easefully — In an easeful way.
- ecofallow — a method of farming that diminishes weeds and conserves water by rotating crops and reducing or eliminating tillage.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- effluvial — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- el faiyûm — a city in N Egypt: a site of towns going back at least to the 12th dynasty. Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
- end float — End float is the amount by which a shaft can move lengthwise.
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.