9-letter words containing f, e, r
- earthfast — relating to a method of building or to buildings that have no foundations but are supported by posts knocked into the ground
- ecofreaks — Plural form of ecofreak.
- efavirenz — a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used with other medications to treat HIV infection in patients who have or do not have AIDS.
- effectors — Plural form of effector.
- efference — conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent).
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- el ferrol — a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: fortified naval base, with a deep natural harbour. Pop: 78 764 (2003 est)
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- enflurane — A volatile organic liquid used as a general anesthetic.
- enforcers — Plural form of enforcer.
- enforcing — Present participle of enforce.
- engrafted — Simple past tense and past participle of engraft.
- entry fee — the fee you have to pay to join a society, club, gym, etc
- eruciform — Shaped like a caterpillar.
- escoffier — (Georges) Auguste (oɡyst). 1846–1935, French chef at the Savoy Hotel, London (1890–99)
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- face card — the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
- face cord — a measure of wood cut for fuel, as arranged in a pile 8 feet wide, 4 feet high, and with pieces 12 to 18 inches in length
- face gear — a disklike gear having teeth cut on the face more or less radially and engaging with a spur or helical pinion, the axis of which is at right angles to it.
- 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.
- fadeproof — Resistant to fading.
- fadometer — an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye
- faidherbe — Louis Léon César. 1818–89, French soldier and governor of Senegal (1854–65); founder of Dakar
- 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 game — a legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for the cartoonists.
- fair isle — an intricate multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into various garments, such as sweaters
- 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
- fair-lead — a pulley block, metal ring, etc. used to guide a line and cause it to run easily without chafing
- fairfaced — (of brickwork) having a neat smooth unplastered surface
- fairfield — a city in central California.
- fairhaven — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- fairtrade — Produced in such a way that all producers of the product receive a fair wage for their work.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- 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
- falconers — Plural form of falconer.
- falernian — (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- fall over — person: trip or slip
- fallowers — Plural form of fallower.
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- falsifier — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- far piece — a considerable distance: They moved a far piece from here.
- far-famed — widely known; famous.