9-letter words containing a, l, i, o
- focalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalize.
- foliation — the act or process of putting forth leaves.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- foliolate — pertaining to or consisting of leaflets (often used in combination, as bifoliolate).
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- 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.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formalize — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- fortalice — a small fort; an outwork.
- fortilage — (obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
- fossorial — digging or burrowing.
- francolin — any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- galactico — (football) A football superstar.
- galactoid — resembling milk; milky.
- galeiform — helmet-shaped; resembling a galea.
- galinsoga — any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Galinsoga, especially G. ciliata or G. parviflora, having small flower heads with short, sparse white rays.
- galiongee — (formerly) a Turkish sailor
- gallinazo — any of several types of vulture
- gallipoli — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- galloping — at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
- gamboling — (US) present participle of gambol.
- ganglions — Plural form of ganglion.
- gasolines — Plural form of gasoline.
- gavialoid — of or resembling gavials
- gazillion — an extremely large, indeterminate number.
- genocidal — the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
- georgical — Georgic; relating to rural affairs.
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- girandole — a rotating and radiating firework.
- gladiator — (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
- gladiolus — any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native especially to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
- glamorise — (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- glamorize — to make glamorous.
- glamourie — Alternative spelling of glamoury.
- glissando — performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp.
- gloamings — Plural form of gloaming.
- globalise — Alternative spelling of globalize.
- globalism — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.