9-letter words containing a, n, f, r
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- foresaken — Misspelling of forsaken.
- foreshank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- forewarns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn.
- forewoman — a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.
- 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.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- fornicate — to commit fornication.
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
- forssmann — Werner [German ver-nuh r] /German ˈvɛr nər/ (Show IPA), 1904–79, German surgeon: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- fortran d — A data-parallel Fortran developed by Ken Kennedy at Rice University. E-mail: Theresa Chapman <[email protected]>.
- fortran i — An early version of Fortran designed by John Backus at IBM for the IBM 704. The design was begun in 1954 and a compiler released in April 1957.
- fortran m — Parallel extensions to Fortran with processes and channels by Ian Foster <[email protected]>.
- fortran v — Preliminary work on adding character handling to Fortran by IBM ca. 1962. This name as never really used.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- forwander — to wander far
- foscarnet — a drug used to treat herpes viruses
- fossarian — fossor.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.
- fractions — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fraenulum — frenulum.
- fragments — Plural form of fragment.
- fragonard — Jean Honoré [zhahn aw-naw-rey] /ʒɑ̃ ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1732–1806, French painter.
- fragrance — the quality of being fragrant; a sweet or pleasing scent.
- fragrancy — fragrance (def 1).
- frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
- francesca — Piero della [pee-air-oh del-uh;; Italian pye-raw del-lah] /piˈɛər oʊ ˈdɛl ə;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ ˈdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), (Piero dei Franceschi) c1420–92, Italian painter.
- franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francis i — 1494–1547, king of France 1515–47.
- francisco — a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- francises — a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- francolin — any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.
- franconia — a medieval duchy in Germany, largely in the valley of the Main River.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- frankable — (AU,finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
- frankfort — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- frankfurt — a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
- frankland — Sir Edward, 1825–99, English chemist: developed theory of valence.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- franseria — any of several herbs or shrubs of the genus Franseria, native to western North America.
- franticly — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- fratching — a quarrel; argument; dispute.
- fraternal — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraudsman — a fraudster; a cheat
- frazzling — the state of being frazzled or worn-out.
- free hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.