9-letter words containing f, i, r, l
- fieldfare — a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.
- fieldward — towards a field or fields
- fieldwork — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fife rail — a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.
- figurable — Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
- figurally — consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures: the figural representations contained in ancient wall paintings.
- figuredly — in a figured manner
- filaggrin — a protein found in skin cells
- filagreed — Simple past tense and past participle of filagree.
- filagrees — Plural form of filagree.
- filatures — Plural form of filature.
- file card — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filemaker — (software) A database application developed by Claris. It is currently the leading database application for the Macintosh and is the second most popular standalone package for Windows.
- filigrain — filigree.
- filigreed — Ornamented with or resembling filigree work.
- filigrees — Plural form of filigree.
- fillagree — filigree.
- fillister — a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
- film crew — a group of people who are involved in the practical and technical business of shooting a film
- film noir — a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmgoers — Plural form of filmgoer.
- filmmaker — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filmstrip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- filoviral — Relating to filoviruses.
- filovirus — any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
- filtering — Present participle of filter.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- finalizer — (computing) In some programming languages, a function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
- finlander — an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.
- finletter — Thomas Knight, 1893–1980, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- fire line — firebreak.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- fire sale — a special sale of merchandise actually or supposedly damaged by fire.
- fire wall — a fireproof wall to prevent the spread of fire, as from one room or compartment to the next
- fire-plow — a stick that is rubbed in a wooden groove to produce sparks for igniting a fire.
- fireballs — Plural form of fireball.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- fireflies — Plural form of firefly.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- 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.
- firelight — the light from a fire, as on a hearth.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- fireplugs — Plural form of fireplug.
- firewalls — Plural form of firewall.