9-letter words containing f, i, l, n
- effluxion — outward flow, as of water.
- elfinwood — Krummholz.
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.
- enfolding — Present participle of enfold.
- engulfing — Present participle of engulf.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- equifinal — That have the same outcome, end or result.
- exfoliant — A cosmetic product designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- failingly — an act or instance of failing; failure: His failing is due to general incompetence.
- fair lawn — a city in NE New Jersey.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- falangism — the ideology and practices of the Falange political party
- falangist — a member of the Falange.
- 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
- falernian — (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- fall into — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall line — an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
- fall wind — a strong, cold, downhill wind.
- fallopian — Alternative form of Fallopian.
- fallowing — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fancifull — Archaic form of fanciful.
- fanciless — Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
- fanlights — Plural form of fanlight.
- farinelli — Carlo [kahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), (Carlo Broschi) 1705–82, Italian operatic male soprano.
- faultline — the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced
- fawn lily — any of several lilies of the genus Erythronium, of western North America, as E. californicum, having mottled leaves and cream-white flowers.
- fawningly — In a feigning manner; falsely.
- feelingly — (of the expression of an emotion or opinion) in a heartfelt way.
- feignedly — pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- fellating — Present participle of fellate.
- fellation — oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- fenagling — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- fencelike — Resembling a fence (artificial barrier) or some aspect of one.
- fernticle — (obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
- ferruling — a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- feuillant — a member of a club formed in 1791 by Lafayette advocating a limited constitutional monarchy: forced to disband in 1792 as the revolution became more violent and antimonarchical
- fibrillin — a glycoprotein responsible for the formation of elastic fibres in connective tissue
- fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- field gun — a gun specially designed for service in direct support of front-line troops
- fieldsman — a fielder in cricket.