9-letter words containing f, l, i, e, s
- jollifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jollify.
- killfiles — Plural form of killfile.
- knifeless — without a knife
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- life list — a list of species sighted and identified by a bird watcher or naturalist over a lifetime.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- life vest — life jacket.
- life-size — of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original: a life-size statue.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- liquefies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy.
- liquifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misbelief — erroneous belief; false opinion.
- misfolded — Simple past tense and past participle of misfold.
- mollifies — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- news film — a film showing main events in the news
- nullifies — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- oilfields — Plural form of oilfield.
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- rafflesia — any stemless, leafless, parasitic plant of the genus Rafflesia, of the Malay Peninsula and Republic of Indonesia, characterized by apetalous flowers, measuring 3 in.–3 feet (8 cm–90 cm) in diameter, that exude a putrid odor: now greatly reduced in number.
- rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice
- sablefish — a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific.
- safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- self-bias — voltage developed on an electrode in a vacuum tube circuit as a result of current flowing through a resistor in a lead to the cathode or to a grid.
- self-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .