9-letter words containing f, l, i, e
- dire wolf — an extinct wolf, Canis dirus, widespread in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch, having a larger body and a smaller brain than the modern wolf.
- direfully — In a direful manner.
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- disfluent — lacking fluency in speech
- disulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- disulfide — (in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS 2 .
- dorsiflex — Bend (something, typically the hand or foot ) dorsally or toward its upper surface.
- downfield — In or to a position nearer to the opponents' end of a field.
- driftless — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- dulcified — Sweetened; mollified.
- dulcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dulcify.
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- 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.
- eightfoil — an eight-leaved flower shape
- eightfold — Eight times as great or as numerous.
- 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.
- engulfing — Present participle of engulf.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- equifinal — That have the same outcome, end or result.
- 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.
- 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).
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- fail-safe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- fair deal — the principles of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Harry S Truman, consisting largely of a continuation and development of the principles of the New Deal.
- fair isle — an intricate multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into various garments, such as sweaters
- fair-lead — a pulley block, metal ring, etc. used to guide a line and cause it to run easily without chafing
- fairfield — a city in central California.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- falernian — (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- fall line — an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
- fallacies — a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- falsified — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifier — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifies — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.