9-letter words containing f, b, a
- half buck — a half dollar; the sum of 50 cents.
- half-ball — a contact in billiards, etc, in which the player aims through the centre of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, so that half the object ball is covered
- half-blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- half-boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half-butt — a snooker cue longer than an ordinary cue, usually used with a long rest
- halfbacks — Plural form of halfback.
- halfbeaks — Plural form of halfbeak.
- hoofbeats — Plural form of hoofbeat.
- inaffable — Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
- ineffable — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- ineffably — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- jiffy bag — a thickly padded but light envelope in which articles such as books are placed for protection in the post
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left bank — a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lift-slab — noting or pertaining to a technique of constructing multistory buildings in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when ready, are raised into position by hydraulic jacks.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- off break — a bowled ball that spins from off to leg on pitching
- off label — of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.
- off-board — not carried, installed, etc., within a vehicle or electronic device: offboard software to track and control the robot's movement.
- off-brand — not having a recognized or popular brand or name: an off-brand TV set.
- off-label — of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- offerable — able to be offered
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- prefabbed — prefabricated.
- puff-ball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- referable — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
- refinable — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- sablefish — a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific.
- salt beef — beef that has been preserved in salt
- self-bias — voltage developed on an electrode in a vacuum tube circuit as a result of current flowing through a resistor in a lead to the cathode or to a grid.
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- sniffable — capable of being sniffed
- softboard — a soft, porous particle board.
- sub-frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- surf boat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- surfboard — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- syllabify — to form or divide into syllables.
- unaffable — pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
- unbaffled — not baffled or confused by contradictions
- unbashful — uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.