9-letter words containing f, a, l, s, i
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatlines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flatline.
- flatlings — with the flat side, as of a sword
- flatstick — with great speed or effort
- flautists — Plural form of flautist.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- fleabites — Plural form of fleabite.
- flimflams — Plural form of flimflam.
- flotillas — Plural form of flotilla.
- focalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalize.
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- fossorial — digging or burrowing.
- fractiles — Plural form of fractile.
- frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
- frailties — Plural form of frailty.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- full sail — all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set.
- fusillade — a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
- gaff sail — an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
- gallflies — Plural form of gallfly.
- gas field — a district yielding natural gas.
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- glassfish — any small, transparent marine, brackish, or freshwater fishes of the genus Chanda (or Ambassis), native to Africa and the Indo-Pacific region and popular in home aquariums.
- half size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- landfills — Plural form of landfill.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.