9-letter words containing f, a, k
- drawknife — a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface.
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- ecofreaks — Plural form of ecofreak.
- fabrikoid — a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin
- face mask — Sports. the protective equipment, usually made of steel or plastic, that guards the face, as the steel cage worn by a baseball catcher or the molded plastic covering worn by a hockey goalkeeper.
- face pack — A face pack is a thick substance which you spread on your face, allow to dry for a short time, and then remove, in order to clean your skin thoroughly.
- fade back — to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
- fair oaks — Also called Seven Pines. a locality in E Virginia, near Richmond: battle 1862.
- fairbanks — Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- fake book — a collection of lead sheets for musicians, especially a songbook of standards for use by jazz instrumentalists.
- fake news — false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
- fake-down — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fallbacks — Plural form of fallback.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- fancywork — ornamental needlework.
- farcelike — Resembling or characteristic of farce.
- farm-bike — a motorcycle built for off-road travel
- farnarkel — to spend time or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste time
- farrakhan — Louis (Louis Eugene Walcott) born 1933, U.S. religious leader: head of the Nation of Islam.
- fash pack — people who are influential in the fashion industry
- fast buck — money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck.
- fast talk — to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- fast-talk — to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- fastbacks — Plural form of fastback.
- fat stock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- feedbacks — Plural form of feedback.
- fernbrake — a thicket or dense growth of ferns.
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- filemaker — (software) A database application developed by Claris. It is currently the leading database application for the Macintosh and is the second most popular standalone package for Windows.
- film pack — a number of sheets of film arranged one over the other and connected so that they can be exposed successively.
- filmmaker — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- firebreak — a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire.
- firedrake — a mythical fiery dragon.
- fish cake — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- fish hawk — osprey (def 1).
- fish tank — aquarium
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flag rank — naval rank above that of captain.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flake off — become detached in thin pieces
- flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flake-out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flakelike — Resembling or characteristic of a flake.
- flakiness — of or like flakes.
- flamelike — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.