9-letter words containing f, i
- driftwood — wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it.
- drip feed — intravenous feeding.
- drip-feed — intravenous feeding.
- drive fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- drive off — vehicle: pull out, move off
- dulcified — Sweetened; mollified.
- dulcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dulcify.
- dutifully — performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- dwarfling — A diminutive dwarf.
- edificant — Building; constructing.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- efavirenz — a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used with other medications to treat HIV infection in patients who have or do not have AIDS.
- effecting — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- effection — Creation; a doing.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- effingham — a town in central Illinois.
- effluvial — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- effluvium — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- effluxion — outward flow, as of water.
- effusions — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- eightfoil — an eight-leaved flower shape
- eightfold — Eight times as great or as numerous.
- eightfoot — measuring eight feet
- el faiyûm — a city in N Egypt: a site of towns going back at least to the 12th dynasty. Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- elfinwood — Krummholz.
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.
- enfolding — Present participle of enfold.
- enforcing — Present participle of enforce.
- engulfing — Present participle of engulf.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- equifinal — That have the same outcome, end or result.
- eruciform — Shaped like a caterpillar.
- escoffier — (Georges) Auguste (oɡyst). 1846–1935, French chef at the Savoy Hotel, London (1890–99)
- exemplify — Be a typical example of.
- exfoliant — A cosmetic product designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin.
- exfoliate — (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers.
- fabianism — the theories of economic and social reform advocated by the Fabian Society.
- fabricant — a maker or manufacturer.
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- fabrikoid — a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- fabulists — Plural form of fabulist.
- face time — time spent speaking or meeting with one or more people face to face, in contrast to phone conversations or other means of communication: Is he available for a couple of hours of face time?
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- face-time — Face-time is time that you spend talking directly to someone, rather than talking by phone or email.