9-letter words containing f, e, s, t
- justifier — (chiefly, philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies (some belief or action).
- justifies — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- kitesurfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitesurf.
- kniferest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leaf rust — a disease, especially of cereals and other grasses, characterized by rust-colored pustules of spores on the affected leaf blades and sheaths and caused by any of several rust fungi.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leafstalk — petiole (def 1).
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- life list — a list of species sighted and identified by a bird watcher or naturalist over a lifetime.
- life vest — life jacket.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- lowestoft — a seaport in NE Suffolk, in E England: famous for a type of china.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- meat safe — a container where meat is stored
- metrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metrify.
- 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
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- misfitted — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- mistified — Simple past tense and past participle of mistify.
- molestful — (obsolete) troublesome; vexatious.
- mortifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortify.
- mystified — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mystifier — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mystifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mystify.
- niftiness — Quality of being nifty.
- nitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrify.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of theirs — belonging to or associated with them
- off-piste — of or relating to skiing on virgin snow off the regular runs
- oftenness — (rare) The quality of happening often; frequency.
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- overstaff — to provide an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstuff — to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- past life — previous incarnation
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- post-free — British. postpaid.