9-letter words containing a, t, f, i
- filiation — the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- film gate — (in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filtabyte — (networking, hardware) An Ethernet controller card made by LRT based on the LANCE and SIA. It uses DMA. Its Ethernet address can be changed by software.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- fimbriate — Also, fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
- final cut — the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.
- finalists — Plural form of finalist.
- fine arts — a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
- fioritura — the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firebrats — Plural form of firebrat.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- firetraps — Plural form of firetrap.
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
- first aid — emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- firstname — given name.
- fiscalist — someone who believes that fiscal policy is of paramount importance in economic regulation
- fiscality — Fiscal policy or considerations.
- fish tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fish tank — aquarium
- fish-tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fishtails — Plural form of fishtail.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fitzrovia — the district north of Oxford Street, London, around Fitzroy Square and its pubs, noted in the 1930s and 40s as a haunt of poets
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- fixations — Plural form of fixation.
- fixatives — Plural form of fixative.
- fizzwater — effervescent water; soda water.
- flagitate — to importune (someone), to demand of or entreat (someone) with passion and earnestness
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flat file — (operating system, storage) A single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network. Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail. See also flatten, sharchive.
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flat-file — noting or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file.
- flat-knit — (of a fabric) made by flat knitting.
- flat-pick — to play (an instrument) by plucking its strings with a flat pick.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatlined — Simple past tense and past participle of flatline.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.