9-letter words containing f, i, p
- fire pump — A fire pump is a piece of equipment that provides the pressure for a water supply system used if there is a fire on a drilling rig.
- fire ship — a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions.
- fire-plow — a stick that is rubbed in a wooden groove to produce sparks for igniting a fire.
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- fireplugs — Plural form of fireplug.
- firepower — the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.
- fireproof — resistant to destruction by fire.
- firescape — to arrange the features of (a garden or other area of land) in a way that inhibits the spread of fire, for example by increasing the amount of open space and cultivating fire-resistant plants
- firetraps — Plural form of firetrap.
- fish pole — fishing pole.
- fish pond — small lake for keeping fish
- fish shop — a shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's
- fish-pole — a long tapered flexible pole, often in jointed sections, for use with a fishing line and, usually, a reel
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fishponds — Plural form of fishpond.
- fishpound — a submerged net used in commercial fishing for capturing fish.
- fissipeds — Plural form of fissiped.
- fist bump — a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles.
- fist pump — a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.
- five-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
- fivepence — A monetary amount of five pence.
- fivepenny — noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) long. Symbol: 5d.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat-pick — to play (an instrument) by plucking its strings with a flat pick.
- flip over — turn upside down
- flip side — the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record.
- flip-flop — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- flip-spur — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- flipbooks — Plural form of flipbook.
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- flipflops — Plural form of flipflop.
- flippancy — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- floptical — Denoting or relating to a type of floppy-disk drive using a laser to position the read-write head.
- flue pipe — an organ pipe having a flue.
- footpoint — (astronomy) The region at which tubes of magnetic field liness reach the surface of the photosphere to form coronal loops.
- footprint — a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand.
- fopperies — the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.
- foppishly — In a foppish way.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- forepoint — to predetermine or indicate in advance
- fps units — an Imperial system of units based on the foot, pound, and second as the units of length, mass, and time. For scientific and most technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
- fruit cup — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- gift-wrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).