9-letter words containing f, e, l
- fabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of fabulate.
- 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).
- facecloth — washcloth.
- 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.
- 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.
- falconers — Plural form of falconer.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- 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.
- falculate — (zoology) Curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula.
- 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.
- fall over — person: trip or slip
- fallacies — a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
- fallowers — Plural form of fallower.
- false bay — a bay in SW South Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- falseface — a mask
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- falseness — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- falsettos — Plural form of falsetto.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- 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.
- fan delta — a partially submerged alluvial fan that has merged with a delta.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fanciless — Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
- fandangle — elaborate ornament
- farandole — a lively dance, of Provençal origin, in which all the dancers join hands and execute various figures.
- farcelike — Resembling or characteristic of farce.
- farewells — Plural form of farewell.
- farinelli — Carlo [kahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), (Carlo Broschi) 1705–82, Italian operatic male soprano.
- farm belt — an area or region noted principally for farming.
- farnarkel — to spend time or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste time
- fascicled — Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster.
- fascicles — Plural form of fascicle.