9-letter words containing f, a, m
- march fly — any of several flies of the family Bibionidae that appear during spring and early summer.
- marrowfat — a large-seeded variety of pea.
- marry off — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- match-fit — in good physical condition for competing in a match
- matfellon — knapweed
- matterful — (of an author or book) full of interesting or significant ideas
- mattified — Simple past tense and past participle of mattify.
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mean life — the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, elementary particle, charge carrier, etc; lifetime. It is equal to the half-life divided by 0.693 15
- meat loaf — a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as bread crumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape of a loaf and baked.
- meat safe — a container where meat is stored
- megafarad — a unit of electric capacitance equal to one million farads
- megafauna — land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
- megafirms — Plural form of megafirm.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megaflora — plants large enough to be seen by the naked eye
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- mews flat — a flat or apartment situated in a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- mirifical — (rare) miraculous, wonderful.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misfeasor — a person who is guilty of misfeasance.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- moon-calf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- mooncraft — a lunar module
- moonfaced — Alternative spelling of moon-faced.
- motoscafo — a passenger motorboat most often used on the canals in Venice
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- musharraf — Pervez (ˈpɛrveɪz). born 1943, Pakistani general and politician; became military leader of Pakistan following a coup in 2001; president (2001–08)
- mycoflora — the fungi characteristic of a particular environment.
- nalmefene — a drug, C 21 H 25 NO 3 , used in the treatment of dependence disorders, as alcoholism and narcotics addiction.
- nonfamily — Not a member of the family.
- nonfarmer — a person who is not a farmer
- nonformal — Not formal.
- old flame — An old flame is someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship.
- oriflamme — the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
- ovaliform — Shaped like an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.
- packframe — a framework, usually of lightweight metal tubing, that supports a backpack on the wearer, often by curved extensions that fit over the shoulders.
- palm leaf — the leaf or frond of a palm tree, especially that of a fan palm, used in making fans, hats, thatch, mats, etc.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- poor farm — a farm maintained at public expense for the housing and support of paupers.
- preformat — to format in advance
- pro forma — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.