9-letter words containing f, a, m
- flamsteed — John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.
- flash mob — a group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration: The flash mob brought wide smiles to the faces of commuters waiting for their train.
- flash rom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flashlamp — an electric lamp, usually containing xenon or another noble gas, used to produce a brief flash or pulsed flashes of intense light, such as that used in a camera flash
- flatmates — Plural form of flatmate.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- flimflams — Plural form of flimflam.
- floodlamp — Floodlight.
- floodmark — A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
- flugelman — fugleman.
- foaminess — The state or quality of being foamy.
- foamingly — in a foaming manner
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- folk mass — a liturgical mass in which traditional music is replaced by folk music.
- fomalhaut — a star of the first magnitude and the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- font name — a Christian name; baptismal name; first name.
- food coma — the feeling of sleepiness experienced after eating certain types of food, esp carbohydrates
- footframe — a rigid midsole molded into the back part of a shoe or boot, adding stability.
- footmarks — Plural form of footmark.
- for shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
- forearmed — Simple past tense and past participle of forearm.
- foregleam — A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
- foremasts — Plural form of foremast.
- forenamed — named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
- forenames — Plural form of forename.
- forewoman — a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.
- 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.
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- 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.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formalize — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formamide — (organic compound) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formative — giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing.
- 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.
- formatter — 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.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- formicate — To move like ants.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formulary — a collection or system of formulas.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).