9-letter words containing a, l
- explanted — Simple past tense and past participle of explant.
- explicate — Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
- explorate — (obsolete) To explore.
- externals — Plural form of external.
- extrabold — a font with very bold characters
- extreamly — Obsolete form of extremely.
- exultance — Exultation.
- exultancy — Exultance, exultation.
- eyeballed — Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- eyelashes — Plural form of eyelash.
- eyestalks — Plural form of eyestalk.
- fabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of fabulate.
- fabulator — a person who fabulates, a story-teller
- fabulists — Plural form of fabulist.
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- facecloth — washcloth.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- facialist — a person who has special training in administering facials and other skin treatments for the face.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- factoidal — of or resembling a factoid; (of a piece of writing) comprising facts and factoids
- factorial — Mathematics. the product of a given positive integer multiplied by all lesser positive integers: The quantity four factorial (4!) = 4 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 1 = 24. Symbol: n!, where n is the given integer.
- factually — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- faculty's — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.
- fahlbands — Plural form of fahlband.
- fail-safe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- fail-soft — pertaining to or noting facilities built into a system, as in an automobile or a computer, for continuing operations on an interim basis and probably with reduced efficiency, if parts of the system fail.
- failingly — an act or instance of failing; failure: His failing is due to general incompetence.
- fair ball — a batted ball that both lands and settles within the foul lines in the infield, or that is within the foul lines when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that first lands within the foul lines of the outfield or would if it were not caught or deflected.
- fair deal — the principles of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Harry S Truman, consisting largely of a continuation and development of the principles of the New Deal.
- fair isle — an intricate multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into various garments, such as sweaters
- fair lawn — a city in NE New Jersey.
- fair list — white list.
- fair play — just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play.
- fair-lead — a pulley block, metal ring, etc. used to guide a line and cause it to run easily without chafing
- fairfield — a city in central California.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faisal ii — 1935–58, king of Iraq 1939–58 (grandson of Faisal I).
- faithfull — Archaic spelling of faithful.
- faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- falangism — the ideology and practices of the Falange political party
- falangist — a member of the Falange.