9-letter words containing f, i, l, t
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- fictively — In a fictive manner.
- fidelista — Fidelist.
- fieldboot — a close-fitting knee-length boot
- fieldgate — the site in an oil field where natural gas is separated from crude oil after the latter reaches the surface, for movement through pipelines.
- fightable — able or ready to fight
- filaments — Plural form of filament.
- filatures — Plural form of filature.
- file type — (file format) The kind of data stored in a file. Most modern operating systems use the filename extension to determine the file type though others store this information elsewhere in the file system. The file type is used to choose an appropriate icon to represent the file in a GUI and the correct application with which to view, edit, run, or print the file. Different operating systems support different sets of file types though most agree on a large common set and allow arbitrary new types to be defined. See also MIME.
- filiation — the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- filleting — Cookery. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin. a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
- fillister — a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
- film gate — (in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filmstrip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- filtabyte — (networking, hardware) An Ethernet controller card made by LRT based on the LANCE and SIA. It uses DMA. Its Ethernet address can be changed by software.
- filtering — Present participle of filter.
- filthiest — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- final cut — the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.
- finalists — Plural form of finalist.
- finletter — Thomas Knight, 1893–1980, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- firelight — the light from a fire, as on a hearth.
- firstling — the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- fiscalist — someone who believes that fiscal policy is of paramount importance in economic regulation
- fiscality — Fiscal policy or considerations.
- fish tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fish-tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fishtails — Plural form of fishtail.
- fissility — Quality of being fissile.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fistulize — Pathology. to form a fistula.
- fistulose — Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.
- fistulous — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fittingly — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- flagitate — to importune (someone), to demand of or entreat (someone) with passion and earnestness
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flat file — (operating system, storage) A single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network. Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail. See also flatten, sharchive.
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flat-file — noting or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file.