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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.
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