9-letter words containing d, o, t, f
- end float — End float is the amount by which a shaft can move lengthwise.
- factoidal — of or resembling a factoid; (of a piece of writing) comprising facts and factoids
- fadometer — an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye
- faldstool — a chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own.
- fast food — junk food
- fast-food — of or specializing in fast food.
- fat depot — adipose tissue.
- federator — federated; allied.
- feedstock — raw material for processing or manufacturing industry.
- festooned — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- fetlocked — having a fetlock or fetlocks
- feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
- fieldboot — a close-fitting knee-length boot
- flat bond — a bond that is traded without accrued interest as part of the price.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- fleetwood — a fishing port in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop: 26 841 (2001)
- flock dot — a pattern of dots or figures that are not woven but attached to cloth with adhesive.
- flood out — If people, places, or things are flooded out, the water from a flood makes it impossible for people to stay in that place or to use that thing.
- floodgate — Civil Engineering. a gate designed to regulate the flow of water.
- floodtide — the tide when it has risen from low to high water
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
- floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- fluorated — (chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
- foederati — Plural form of foederatus.
- foeticide — feticide.
- foldboats — Plural form of foldboat.
- foodstuff — a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.
- foot drop — extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.
- foot-drop — extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.
- footboard — a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet.
- footholds — Plural form of foothold.
- footnoted — Simple past tense and past participle of footnote.
- forecited — previously cited.
- foredated — Simple past tense and past participle of foredate.
- forfeited — a fine; penalty.
- formatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- fort drum — a military reservation in Watertown in N New York, approximately 10 miles (16 km) E of Lake Ontario.
- fort hood — a military reservation in central Texas, N of Austin.
- fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- fortitude — mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
- fortran d — A data-parallel Fortran developed by Ken Kennedy at Rice University. E-mail: Theresa Chapman <[email protected]>.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- fretboard — a fingerboard with frets, as on a guitar.
- front end — 1. An intermediary computer that does set-up and filtering for another (usually more powerful but less friendly) machine (a "back end"). 2. Software that provides an interface to another program "behind" it, which may not be as user-friendly. Probably from analogy with hardware front-ends that interfaced with mainframes.
- front-end — relating to foremost part
- frontload — Alternative form of front-load.
- frontside — Denoting a maneuver in surfing and other board sports that is done counterclockwise for a regular rider and clockwise for a goofy rider.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- frostweed — a plant, Helianthemum canadense, of the rockrose family, native to eastern North America, having narrow leaves and a solitary yellow flower.
- fructidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.