9-letter words containing d, r, a, f
- flap door — Also called falling door. a door hinged at the bottom so as to fall downward and outward.
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flatbread — Also, flatbrod [flat-brohd] /ˈflæt broʊd/ (Show IPA). a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.
- flattered — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flavoured — Having a specific taste, often due to the addition of flavouring.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- floodmark — A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
- floorhead — the upper side of a floor timber on a boat or ship
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- fluorated — (chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
- foederati — Plural form of foederatus.
- food wrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed, used for wrapping food
- foodgrain — Cereal (grain grown as human food).
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- footboard — a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forearmed — Simple past tense and past participle of forearm.
- forecaddy — caddy who goes ahead of the golfer to point out the ball's location
- foredated — Simple past tense and past participle of foredate.
- forehands — Plural form of forehand.
- foreheads — Plural form of forehead.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- forenamed — named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
- form drag — the portion of the resisting force encountered by a body moving through a fluid that is due to the irregularity of shape of the body, reducible to a minimum by streamlining.
- formamide — (organic compound) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
- 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.
- formboard — a board or slab serving as a form for poured concrete.
- forrarder — (chiefly jocular) Further forward; more advanced.
- fortran d — A data-parallel Fortran developed by Ken Kennedy at Rice University. E-mail: Theresa Chapman <[email protected]>.
- forwander — to wander far
- forwarded — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- forwarder — a person who forwards.
- forwardly — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fragonard — Jean Honoré [zhahn aw-naw-rey] /ʒɑ̃ ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1732–1806, French painter.
- frankland — Sir Edward, 1825–99, English chemist: developed theory of valence.
- fraudsman — a fraudster; a cheat
- fraudster — A person who practices fraud; a swindler.
- fraughted — Simple past tense and past participle of fraught.
- frederica — a female given name: derived from Frederick.
- frederika — a female given name.
- free hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.
- free-hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.
- freebased — Simple past tense and past participle of freebase.
- freeboard — Nautical. the distance between the level of the water and the upper surface of the freeboard deck amidships at the side of a hull: regulated by the agencies of various countries according to the construction of the hull, the type of cargo carried, the area of the world in which it sails, the type of water, and the season of the year. Compare load line. (on a cargo vessel) the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line. the portion of the side of a hull that is above the water.
- freeloads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freeload.
- fretboard — a fingerboard with frets, as on a guitar.