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9-letter words containing f, e

  • after you — please go, enter, etc, before me
  • after-run — the continued running of an internal-combustion engine after the ignition is switched off: Heavy carbon buildup can cause annoying engine after-run.
  • after-tax — denoting earnings, profit, or income left when tax has been paid
  • afterbeat — a secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
  • afterbody — any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
  • aftercare — Aftercare is the nursing and care of people who have been treated in hospital, and who are now recovering.
  • aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
  • afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
  • afterdamp — a poisonous mixture of gases containing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen formed after the explosion of firedamp in coal mines
  • afterdeck — the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
  • aftergame — a game following a previous game, often intended to reverse the fortunes of that previous game
  • afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
  • afterheat — the heat generated in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down, produced by residual radioactivity in the fuel elements
  • afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
  • afterlife — The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when you die, for example a life in heaven or as another person or animal.
  • afterload — (physiology) The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force.
  • aftermath — The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it.
  • aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
  • afternoon — The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock.
  • afterpain — any pain that follows its cause only after a certain delay
  • afterpart — A rear part.
  • afterpeak — the space behind the aftermost bulkhead, often used for storage
  • aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
  • aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
  • aftertime — the time to come; the future
  • afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
  • afterword — An afterword is a short essay at the end of a book, usually written by the author.
  • afterwork — outside work hours; taking place or done after one's regular job is finished.
  • age-proof — not adversely affected by a person's age
  • air ferry — a ferry service that transports passengers and cars by plane
  • air fleet — a group of military aircraft, usually under one commander.
  • air force — An air force is the part of a country's armed forces that is concerned with fighting in the air.
  • air rifle — An air rifle is a rifle which is fired by means of air pressure.
  • airfields — Plural form of airfield.
  • airframes — Plural form of airframe.
  • airlifted — Simple past tense and past participle of airlift.
  • airlifter — a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway.
  • al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
  • alder fly — any of several dark-colored neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, the larvae of which are aquatic and predacious on other aquatic insects.
  • alfileria — Alt form alfilaria.
  • all-fired — excessive; extreme
  • aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
  • altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
  • alto clef — the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff
  • amberfish — amberjack.
  • amebiform — That resembles an amoeba / ameba.
  • amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
  • amplifier — An amplifier is an electronic device in a radio or stereo system which causes sounds or signals to get louder.
  • amplifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify.
  • angelfish — any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
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