9-letter words containing f, d, n
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- seed fern — any of various plants of the order Lyginopteridales (or Cycadofilicales), known only as fossils, having fernlike leaves and reproducing by means of seeds.
- seif dune — (in deserts, esp the Sahara) a long ridge of blown sand, often several miles long
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- sex fiend — a person who commits sexual offences
- sforzando — to be played with strong initial attack
- sidi ifni — a seaport in W Morocco: former capital of Ifni.
- signified — the thing or concept denoted by a sign.
- skin food — a cosmetic cream for keeping the skin in good condition
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- soft-land — to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.
- softbound — book: paperback
- sound off — the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- spindrift — spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
- spoon-fed — fed with a spoon.
- stand for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand off — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stand-off — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- standfast — a rigid or unyielding position.
- stiffened — to make stiff.
- subinfeud — a grant by a feudal tenant of land to a further tenant
- superfund — a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project.
- the fiend — the devil; Satan
- threadfin — any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
- tone-deaf — unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- unbaffled — not baffled or confused by contradictions
- unbriefed — not instructed or briefed
- undefaced — not defaced; intact
- undefiant — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- undefiled — not damaged or sullied
- undefined — without fixed limits; indefinite in form, extent, or application: undefined authority; undefined feelings of sadness.
- underfeed — to feed insufficiently.
- underfelt — thick felt laid between floorboards and carpet to increase insulation and resilience
- underfire — to bake insufficiently
- underfish — to catch fewer fish than the maximum amount permitted
- underflow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- underfong — to receive, comprehend, or trap
- underfoot — under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
- underfund — to fail to provide sufficient funding for
- underleaf — (in liverworts) any of the leaves forming a row on the underside of the stem: usually smaller than the two rows of lateral leaves and sometimes absent
- underself — the part of a personality that remains hidden
- undignify — to strip or deprive of dignity
- undrafted — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- undutiful — performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
- uneffaced — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
- unfadable — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- unfancied — unreal; imaginary: to be upset by fancied grievances.
- unfavored — regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.
- unfeigned — not feigned; sincere; genuine.