9-letter words containing f, i, r, e
- fireflood — a procedure designed to extract more oil from a well by injecting compressed air into the ground and burning some of the oil to increase the flow.
- fireguard — a person trained in fire prevention and safety: We're looking for volunteer fireguards for Sunday's performance.
- firehorse — a horse used to pull a horse-drawn fire engine.
- firehouse — fire station.
- firelight — the light from a fire, as on a hearth.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- firemanic — of or pertaining to firemen
- 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
- firesides — Plural form of fireside.
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- firethorn — any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.
- firetraps — Plural form of firetrap.
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- firewagon — (US) A fire engine.
- firewalls — Plural form of firewall.
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- firewoman — A female firefighter.
- firewomen — Plural form of firewoman.
- fireworks — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fireworms — Plural form of fireworm.
- firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- firn line — the zone of a glacier between the lower region of solid ice and the upper region of névé, above which ablation occurs
- firstname — given name.
- firstness — the condition or quality of being first
- fisheries — Plural form of fishery.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishermen — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- five-door — a car with five doors
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- five-year — happening over a period of five years
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- fizzwater — effervescent water; soda water.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- flerovium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Fl; atomic number: 114.
- flextimer — a person who works flexitime
- flickered — Simple past tense and past participle of flicker.
- flightier — Comparative form of flighty.
- flip over — turn upside down
- flirtable — ready or willing to flirt.
- flittered — Simple past tense and past participle of flitter.
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.