9-letter words containing f, l, a, t
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filtabyte — (networking, hardware) An Ethernet controller card made by LRT based on the LANCE and SIA. It uses DMA. Its Ethernet address can be changed by software.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- final cut — the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.
- finalists — Plural form of finalist.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- fiscalist — someone who believes that fiscal policy is of paramount importance in economic regulation
- fiscality — Fiscal policy or considerations.
- fish tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fish-tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fishtails — Plural form of fishtail.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- flabagast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flag seat — a seat woven from reeds, rushes, or iris leaves.
- flag smut — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the affected leaves and stems, which later dry up and become shredded, caused by several smut fungi of the genus Urocystis.
- flag stop — a bus stop at which a bus only stops if there is someone waiting or if someone wants to get off the bus
- flageolet — a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.
- flagitate — to importune (someone), to demand of or entreat (someone) with passion and earnestness
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flagstaff — flagpole.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flagstone — Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flake-out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flame out — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flame-out — the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
- flameouts — Plural form of flameout.
- flamsteed — John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.
- flannelet — a warm, soft cotton fabric, plain or printed, napped on one side.
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flash set — undesirably rapid setting of cement in concrete
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flashtube — electronic flash.
- flat arch — an arch having a more or less flat intrados and extrados with voussoirs radiating from a center below the arch.
- flat back — a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
- flat bond — a bond that is traded without accrued interest as part of the price.
- flat feet — feet affected by a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep arch
- flat file — (operating system, storage) A single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network. Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail. See also flatten, sharchive.
- flat foot — flat footed person
- flat head — a flat screw head.
- flat knot — reef knot.
- flat pack — Flat pack furniture is furniture such as shelves and cupboards which you buy as a number of separate pieces and assemble yourself.
- flat race — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- flat rate — single, fixed fee