9-letter words containing f, a, i, l
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
- calcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify.
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- calcifuge — any plant that thrives in acid soils but not in lime-rich soils
- calfskins — Plural form of calfskin.
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- canefield — A field where cane is grown.
- caprifole — honeysuckle
- card file — a collection of cards containing data or records, arranged systematically, as in alphabetical order, in boxes or drawers
- case file — a file kept on a person who is involved in a medical, legal, or social work investigation
- cauldrife — susceptible to cold; chilly
- caulfield — Patrick (Joseph). 1936–2005, British painter and printmaker
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- chainfall — a hand-powered hoist consisting of chains working on the pulley principle, used to lift and manoeuvre large heavy objects
- chairlift — a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- clarified — Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.
- clarifier — A clarifier is a vessel or stage in which remaining suspended solids are separated from a liquid to leave a clear overflow.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- classific — relating to classification
- claviform — clavate
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- coal fire — a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- daffodils — Plural form of daffodil.
- data file — a file containing data that is used by a computer program
- dead lift — a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight
- deafblind — unable to hear or see
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- defiantly — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- defiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of defilade.
- defilades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade.
- definable — Something that is definable can be described or identified.
- definably — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- definatly — Misspelling of definitely.
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- defleaing — Present participle of deflea.
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- difflugia — a genus of ameboid protozoans that construct a shell of cemented sand grains.
- dip fault — a fault that runs perpendicular to the strike of the affected rocks (i.e. parallel to the plane of the angle of dip of the rocks)
- dismayful — filled with dismay
- disulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- drag lift — a lift which drags skiers up to the top of the slope
- draglifts — Plural form of draglift.
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.