9-letter words containing f, i, l, n
- ineffably — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- infalling — (astronomy) Moving towards a massive astronomical body under the influence of gravity.
- infantile — characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- infertile — not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
- infidelic — Religion. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity. (in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- infielder — any of the four defensive players stationed around the infield.
- infilling — Present participle of infill.
- inflaming — Present participle of inflame.
- inflammed — Misspelling of inflamed.
- inflating — Present participle of inflate.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- inflative — causing inflation; tending to inflate (something) or produce swelling
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflicted — to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
- inflicter — One who inflicts.
- inflictor — to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
- inflowing — Flowing inward.
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- influents — Plural form of influent.
- influenza — Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu.
- infolding — invagination.
- infusible — capable of being infused.
- interfile — to combine two or more similarly arranged sets of items, as cards or documents, into a single file.
- interflow — to flow into each other; intermingle.
- interfold — to fold one within another; fold together.
- interleaf — an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
- knifeless — without a knife
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- landfills — Plural form of landfill.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- left join — outer join
- left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- left-wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- life zone — a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lignified — to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- ligniform — having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- line feed — (character) (LF, control-J, ASCII 10) The ASCII character meaning move the cursor down to the same column on the next line. Originally this would have been done by "feeding" paper through the printer.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.