9-letter words containing f, e, n, l
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- flavanone — a chemical compound, C15H12O2, derived from flavone
- fledgling — a young bird just fledged.
- fleetness — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- flenching — Present participle of flench.
- flensburg — a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)
- fleshings — flesh-colored tights.
- fleshling — a person whose mind is fixed on fleshly things (usually as opposed to spiritual matters)
- fleshment — the state of being stimulated, as by a successful first attempt at something.
- fletching — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- flevoland — a province of the central Netherlands, created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (formerly the Zuiderzee); entirely below sea level. Capital: Lelystad. Pop: 352 000 (2003 est). Area: 1420 sq km (548 sq miles)
- flex-wing — a collapsible fabric delta wing, as used with hang-gliders
- flexatone — A modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.
- flexional — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- flinthead — the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- flintlike — Resembling flint; stony.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- florulent — (obsolete) Flowery; blossoming.
- flounders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounder.
- flowering — bearing flowers.
- flowstone — a layered deposit of calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , left by thin sheets of flowing water, as in a cave.
- flugelman — fugleman.
- fluidness — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- flushness — a fresh growth, as of shoots and leaves.
- flyperson — (theatre) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre.
- flyscreen — A screen attached to the front of a motorcycle, designed to prevent insects from flying into the rider.
- foilborne — (of a vessel) moving on the water on hydrofoils, with the hull out of the water.
- folketing — the unicameral parliament of Denmark.
- fongafale — the capital of Tuvalu, on Funafuti Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.
- fontanels — Plural form of fontanel.
- foot line — Printing. a line at the bottom of a page of type, especially a black line or a line containing the folio.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- foul line — Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield.
- four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.
- fraenulum — frenulum.
- frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- frankable — (AU,finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
- fraternal — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- freckling — Present participle of freckle.
- freelance — Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
- fremantle — a seaport in SW Australia, near Perth.
- frenzical — (obsolete) frantic.
- friendful — Full of friendlihood; friendly.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frivolent — (nonstandard) frivolous, trifling, silly.
- frontless — shameless; unblushing.
- frontlets — Plural form of frontlet.