9-letter words containing f, e, m, a
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflammed — Misspelling of inflamed.
- key frame — (graphics) A frame in an animated sequence of frames which was drawn or otherwise constructed directly by the user rather than generated automatically, e.g. by tweening.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- magnifier — a person or thing that magnifies.
- magnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnify.
- mainframe — a large computer, often the hub of a system serving many users.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- mala fide — in bad faith; not genuine.
- male fern — a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America.
- maleffect — an undesirable effect
- malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
- mammifers — Plural form of mammifer.
- manfriend — A male friend.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- matfellon — knapweed
- matterful — (of an author or book) full of interesting or significant ideas
- mattified — Simple past tense and past participle of mattify.
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mean life — the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, elementary particle, charge carrier, etc; lifetime. It is equal to the half-life divided by 0.693 15
- meat loaf — a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as bread crumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape of a loaf and baked.
- meat safe — a container where meat is stored
- megafarad — a unit of electric capacitance equal to one million farads
- megafauna — land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
- megafirms — Plural form of megafirm.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megaflora — plants large enough to be seen by the naked eye
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- mews flat — a flat or apartment situated in a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misfeasor — a person who is guilty of misfeasance.
- moonfaced — Alternative spelling of moon-faced.
- nalmefene — a drug, C 21 H 25 NO 3 , used in the treatment of dependence disorders, as alcoholism and narcotics addiction.
- nonfarmer — a person who is not a farmer
- old flame — An old flame is someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship.
- oriflamme — the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
- packframe — a framework, usually of lightweight metal tubing, that supports a backpack on the wearer, often by curved extensions that fit over the shoulders.
- palm leaf — the leaf or frond of a palm tree, especially that of a fan palm, used in making fans, hats, thatch, mats, etc.
- preformat — to format in advance