9-letter words containing f, e, t, i
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- firethorn — any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.
- firetraps — Plural form of firetrap.
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- firstname — given name.
- firstness — the condition or quality of being first
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fistulize — Pathology. to form a fistula.
- fistulose — Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.
- five wits — the five senses or mental faculties
- five-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- fixatives — Plural form of fixative.
- fizzwater — effervescent water; soda water.
- flagitate — to importune (someone), to demand of or entreat (someone) with passion and earnestness
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flat file — (operating system, storage) A single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network. Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail. See also flatten, sharchive.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flat-file — noting or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file.
- flatlined — Simple past tense and past participle of flatline.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
- flatlines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flatline.
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- fleabites — Plural form of fleabite.
- fleshiest — Superlative form of fleshy.
- fletching — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- flexitime — a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.
- flextimer — a person who works flexitime
- flightier — Comparative form of flighty.
- flimsiest — Superlative form of flimsy.
- flinthead — the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- flintlike — Resembling flint; stony.
- flirtable — ready or willing to flirt.
- flittered — Simple past tense and past participle of flitter.
- floodtide — the tide when it has risen from low to high water
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
- flossiest — Superlative form of flossy.
- fluffiest — Superlative form of fluffy.
- flutelike — Resembling a flute or the sound of flute music.
- flystrike — myiasis.
- flyweight — a boxer or other contestant of the lightest competitive class, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 112 pounds (51 kg).
- foederati — Plural form of foederatus.
- foeticide — feticide.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- foliolate — pertaining to or consisting of leaflets (often used in combination, as bifoliolate).
- folketing — the unicameral parliament of Denmark.