9-letter words containing f, i, r, l
- firn line — the zone of a glacier between the lower region of solid ice and the upper region of névé, above which ablation occurs
- firstling — the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- flan ring — See under flan (def 2).
- flaringly — In a flaring manner.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatliner — (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- flavoring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- 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
- 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
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- 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.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- floriform — flower-shaped
- florist's — a shop where flowers and house plants are sold
- floristic — pertaining to flowers or a flora.
- floristry — The art of creating flower arrangements.
- flour bin — a small container for flour
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- flowerier — Comparative form of flowery.
- flowerily — In a flowery way.
- flowering — bearing flowers.
- fluidizer — to make (something) fluid.
- fluoboric — containing the univalent group BF 4 − .
- fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- flurrying — a light, brief shower of snow.
- fly river — a river in New Guinea, flowing SE from the central part to the Gulf of Papua, about 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- fly-drive — On a fly-drive holiday, you travel part of the way to your destination by aeroplane, and collect a hired car at the airport so that you can drive the rest of the way.
- flybridge — flying bridge.
- flyfisher — A person who goes fly fishing.
- flystrike — myiasis.
- foilborne — (of a vessel) moving on the water on hydrofoils, with the hull out of the water.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- folkloric — based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
- folkright — a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
- fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.