9-letter words containing f, a, m
- fast time — daylight-saving time.
- fastigium — the highest point of a fever or disease; the period of greatest development of an infection.
- fat mouse — any nocturnal African mouse of the genus Steatomys, of dry regions: eaten as a delicacy by Africans because of their high fat content: family Muridae
- fathogram — the record made by a sonic depth finder.
- fathoming — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- fauxmance — a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage
- fax modem — a modem that can send and receive faxes, as documents or pictures.
- fellowman — another member of the human race, especially a kindred human being: Don't deny full recognition to your fellowmen.
- fermanagh — a county in SW Northern Ireland. 653 sq. mi. (1691 sq. km). County seat: Enniskillen.
- ferrogram — a slide prepared to illustrate the suspended iron particles in the lubricant of a machine
- feudalism — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- fieldsman — a fielder in cricket.
- filaments — Plural form of filament.
- file name — an arrangement of characters that enables a computer system to permit the user to have access to a particular file
- 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.
- filenames — Plural form of filename.
- film gate — (in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.
- film pack — a number of sheets of film arranged one over the other and connected so that they can be exposed successively.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- 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.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- fimbriate — Also, fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
- firearmed — carrying firearms, equipped with a firearm or firearms
- firemanic — of or pertaining to firemen
- firewoman — A female firefighter.
- firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
- firstname — given name.
- fish farm — a facility in which fish are bred for commercial purposes.
- fish meal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- flabellum — a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- flag smut — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the affected leaves and stems, which later dry up and become shredded, caused by several smut fungi of the genus Urocystis.
- flagellum — A slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic whiplike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc., to swim.
- flambeaux — a flaming torch.
- flame gun — a type of flame-thrower for destroying garden weeds
- flame off — flame on
- flame out — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flame red — a bright orange-red colour
- flame war — Computer Slang. a series of angry, critical, or disparaging comments exchanged by two or more people in an ongoing online argument.
- flame-out — the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
- flamefish — a cardinalfish, Apogon maculatus, of Atlantic coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.
- flameless — That does not emit flames.
- flamelike — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flamencos — Plural form of flamenco.
- flameouts — Plural form of flameout.
- flamingly — With, or as if with, fire or flames.
- flamingos — Plural form of flamingo.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flammable — easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.