9-letter words containing f, l, i, e
- leftfield — From out of left field; off-the-wall.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- leitmotif — a motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- lichfield — a town in SE Staffordshire, in central England, N of Birmingham: birthplace of Samuel Johnson.
- life belt — a beltlike life preserver.
- life buoy — any of variously formed buoyant devices for supporting a person fallen into the water.
- life form — the form that is characteristic of a particular organism at maturity.
- 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 peer — a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.
- life raft — a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.
- 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 zone — a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- life-care — designed to provide for the basic needs of elderly residents, usually in return for an initial fee and monthly service payments: a life-care facility; life-care communities.
- 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.
- lifeblood — the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifecycle — Alternative spelling of life cycle.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- 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.
- lifeworld — All the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lignified — to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- like fury — violently; furiously
- line feed — (character) (LF, control-J, ASCII 10) The ASCII character meaning move the cursor down to the same column on the next line. Originally this would have been done by "feeding" paper through the printer.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- liquefied — Alternative spelling of liquified.
- liquefier — A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression).
- liquefies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy.
- liquified — Converted into a liquid state.
- liquifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify.
- lithified — Simple past tense and past participle of lithify.
- liverleaf — hepatica.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- long-life — Long-life light bulbs and batteries are manufactured so that they last longer than ordinary ones. Long-life fruit juice and milk have been specially treated so that they last a long time.
- love life — amorous or sexual relations.