9-letter words containing f, i, c, n
- conflicts — Plural form of conflict.
- confrerie — a brotherhood
- confucian — of or relating to the doctrines of Confucius
- confucius — Chinese name Kong Zi or K'ung Fu-tse. 551–479 bc, Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics (see Confucianism). His doctrines were compiled after his death under the title The Analects of Confucius
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- confuting — Present participle of confute.
- coniferin — a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ⋅2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
- cornfield — A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.
- cornified — Converted into horn; horny.
- corniform — shaped like a horn
- countrify — to make countrified.
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- cuff link — one of a pair of linked buttons, used to join the buttonholes on the cuffs of a shirt
- cufflinks — one of a pair of linked ornamental buttons or buttonlike devices for fastening a shirt cuff.
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- defecting — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- defencing — defense.
- defiances — Plural form of defiance.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- den chief — (in the Boy Scouts) a boy scout who supervises a cub scout den in cooperation with a den mother or den father.
- difluence — diffluence.
- disinfect — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- edificant — Building; constructing.
- effecting — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- effection — Creation; a doing.
- efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- enforcing — Present participle of enforce.
- fabricant — a maker or manufacturer.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- 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
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- factor in — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- factoring — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- facundity — (archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech.
- faineance — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- faineancy — Synonym of faineance.
- falcation — the state of being falcate, a falcate appendage
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- falconoid — an antioxidant compound found in tea and thought to resist cancer
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fancified — to make fancy or fanciful; dress up; embellish.
- fancifull — Archaic form of fanciful.
- fanciless — Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
- fanciness — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.