9-letter words containing f, g, l
- following — the act of following.
- fongafale — the capital of Tuvalu, on Funafuti Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.
- fontology — (XEROX PARC) The body of knowledge dealing with the construction and use of new fonts (e.g. for window systems and typesetting software). It has been said that fontology recapitulates file-ogeny. Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke. On the Macintosh, for example, System 7 has to go through contortions to compensate for an earlier design error that created a whole different set of abstractions for fonts parallel to "files" and "folders" - ESR
- footlight — Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- footslogs — Plural form of footslog.
- foregleam — A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
- forgeable — (metallurgy) That can be forged (shaped under heat and pressure).
- forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- fortilage — (obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
- fossilogy — (archaic, 1776-19th century) The science or study of fossils.
- foundling — an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.
- fragilely — In a fragile way or manner.
- fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- frazzling — the state of being frazzled or worn-out.
- freckling — Present participle of freckle.
- free gold — treasury gold, including the legal reserve, not restricted to the redemption of gold certificates or other specific uses.
- fribbling — Present participle of fribble.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- frivoling — to behave frivolously; trifle.
- frizzling — Present participle of frizzle.
- frog lily — a yellow water lily.
- froglings — Plural form of frogling.
- frogstool — a toadstool.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- fuguelike — Music. a polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- fulgently — In a fulgent manner; so as to dazzle or glitter.
- fulgorous — brilliant; dazzling
- fulgurant — flashing like lightning.
- fulgurate — to flash or dart like lightning.
- fulgurite — a tubelike formation in sand or rock, caused by lightning.
- fulgurous — characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
- full-page — A full-page advertisement, picture, or article in a newspaper or magazine uses a whole page.
- fullering — a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
- fumblings — Plural form of fumbling.
- fungibles — Plural form of fungible.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- funloving — Alternative spelling of fun-loving.
- funneling — a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
- furloughs — Plural form of furlough.
- fuselages — Plural form of fuselage.
- fustilugs — a fat, gross, or frowzy person, esp a woman
- gaff sail — an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
- gainfully — In a gainful manner; profitably.
- galeiform — helmet-shaped; resembling a galea.
- galeproof — Capable of resisting a gale.
- gallflies — Plural form of gallfly.