9-letter words containing a, l, f, r
- filemaker — (software) A database application developed by Claris. It is currently the leading database application for the Macintosh and is the second most popular standalone package for Windows.
- filigrain — filigree.
- fillagree — filigree.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmmaker — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filoviral — Relating to filoviruses.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- finalizer — (computing) In some programming languages, a function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
- finlander — an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- fire sale — a special sale of merchandise actually or supposedly damaged by fire.
- fire wall — a fireproof wall to prevent the spread of fire, as from one room or compartment to the next
- fireballs — Plural form of fireball.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- firewalls — Plural form of firewall.
- flag rank — naval rank above that of captain.
- flagellar — of or relating to a flagellum.
- flagrance — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flagrancy — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flame red — a bright orange-red colour
- flame war — Computer Slang. a series of angry, critical, or disparaging comments exchanged by two or more people in an ongoing online argument.
- flan ring — See under flan (def 2).
- flankered — Simple past tense and past participle of flanker.
- flap door — Also called falling door. a door hinged at the bottom so as to fall downward and outward.
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flaringly — In a flaring manner.
- flash rom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flashover — Electricity. a disruptive discharge around or over the surface of a solid or liquid insulator.
- flat arch — an arch having a more or less flat intrados and extrados with voussoirs radiating from a center below the arch.
- flat race — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- flat rate — single, fixed fee
- flat sour — fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flatbread — Also, flatbrod [flat-brohd] /ˈflæt broʊd/ (Show IPA). a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
- flattener — to make flat.
- flatter's — a person or thing that makes something flat.
- flattered — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flatterer — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flatwares — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.