9-letter words containing f, a, t, e
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- face-time — Face-time is time that you spend talking directly to someone, rather than talking by phone or email.
- facecloth — washcloth.
- facefirst — Violently forward, so as to strike something with one's face.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- faceprint — a digitally recorded representation of a person's face that can be used for security purposes because it is as individual as a fingerprint
- facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- factitive — noting or pertaining to verbs that express the idea of making or rendering in a certain way and that take a direct object and an additional word or group of words indicating the result of the process, as made in They made him king.
- factorage — the action or business of a factor.
- factories — A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- factorise — (mathematics): To create a list of factors.
- factorize — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- factsheet — Alternative spelling of fact sheet.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- fadometer — an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye
- faintness — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fair rent — (in Britain) the rent for a private tenancy, fixed and registered by a rent officer, and based on the size, condition, and usefulness of the property, but not its scarcity value
- fairtrade — Produced in such a way that all producers of the product receive a fair wage for their work.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- falculate — (zoology) Curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula.
- falsettos — Plural form of falsetto.
- falsities — the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- famousest — Superlative form of famous.
- fan delta — a partially submerged alluvial fan that has merged with a delta.
- fantasied — noting or relating to any of various games or leagues in which fans assemble players of a professional sport into imaginary teams, and points are scored based on the performance of these players in real games: fantasy football; fantasy sports.
- fantasies — Plural form of fantasy.
- fantasise — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
- fantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
- fantasque — a fantasy, a fancy
- farcemeat — forcemeat.
- farm belt — an area or region noted principally for farming.
- farm team — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farmstead — a farm together with its buildings.
- fasciated — Showing abnormal fusion of parts or organs, resulting in a flattened, ribbonlike structure.
- fascinate — to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
- fast lane — Also called express lane. the lane of a multilane roadway that is used by fast-moving vehicles, as when passing slower traffic.
- fast time — daylight-saving time.
- fasteners — Plural form of fastener.
- fastening — something that fastens, as a lock or clasp.
- fastpaced — Alternative spelling of fast-paced.
- fat depot — adipose tissue.
- 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
- fatalness — The quality of being fatal; deadliness.
- fatedness — The quality of being fated; destiny.