9-letter words containing f, e, a, l, i
- defiantly — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- defiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of defilade.
- defilades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade.
- definable — Something that is definable can be described or identified.
- definably — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- definatly — Misspelling of definitely.
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- defleaing — Present participle of deflea.
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- disulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- effluvial — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- el faiyûm — a city in N Egypt: a site of towns going back at least to the 12th dynasty. Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- equifinal — That have the same outcome, end or result.
- exfoliant — A cosmetic product designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin.
- exfoliate — (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers.
- 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-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- fail-safe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- fair deal — the principles of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Harry S Truman, consisting largely of a continuation and development of the principles of the New Deal.
- fair isle — an intricate multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into various garments, such as sweaters
- fair-lead — a pulley block, metal ring, etc. used to guide a line and cause it to run easily without chafing
- fairfield — a city in central California.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- falernian — (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- fall line — an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
- fallacies — a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- falsified — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifier — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifies — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- 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.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fanciless — Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
- farcelike — Resembling or characteristic of farce.
- farinelli — Carlo [kahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), (Carlo Broschi) 1705–82, Italian operatic male soprano.
- fascicled — Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster.
- fascicles — Plural form of fascicle.