9-letter words containing f, e, r, t
- delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
- denitrify — to undergo or cause to undergo loss or removal of nitrogen compounds or nitrogen
- dentiform — shaped like a tooth
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- differeth — Archaic third-person singular form of differ.
- disforest — To disafforest.
- distaffer — a woman, especially in a field or place usually or generally dominated by men: the first distaffer to have a seat on the stock exchange.
- draftable — Capable of being drafted.
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- drift ice — detached floating ice in masses that drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar seas.
- drift net — a fishing net supported upright in the water by floats attached along the upper edge and sinkers along the lower, so as to be carried with the current or tide.
- driftless — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- driftnets — Plural form of driftnet.
- drive fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- duty-free — Duty-free goods are sold at airports or on planes or ships at a cheaper price than usual because you do not have to pay import tax on them.
- earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide
- earthfast — relating to a method of building or to buildings that have no foundations but are supported by posts knocked into the ground
- effectors — Plural form of effector.
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- engrafted — Simple past tense and past participle of engraft.
- entry fee — the fee you have to pay to join a society, club, gym, etc
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- facefirst — Violently forward, so as to strike something with one's face.
- faceprint — a digitally recorded representation of a person's face that can be used for security purposes because it is as individual as a fingerprint
- factorage — the action or business of a factor.
- factories — A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- factorise — (mathematics): To create a list of factors.
- factorize — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- fadometer — an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye
- fair rent — (in Britain) the rent for a private tenancy, fixed and registered by a rent officer, and based on the size, condition, and usefulness of the property, but not its scarcity value
- fairtrade — Produced in such a way that all producers of the product receive a fair wage for their work.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- farcemeat — forcemeat.
- farm belt — an area or region noted principally for farming.
- farm team — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farmstead — a farm together with its buildings.
- fasteners — Plural form of fastener.
- fathering — a male parent.
- fatteners — Plural form of fattener.
- favorites — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favourite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- feathered — clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
- featherly — (obsolete) Like feathers.
- featurely — having strongly defined features or characteristics, handsome
- featuring — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.