9-letter words containing f, l, s
- 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.
- lift-slab — noting or pertaining to a technique of constructing multistory buildings in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when ready, are raised into position by hydraulic jacks.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- lightfast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- 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
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- looseleaf — Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lowestoft — a seaport in NE Suffolk, in E England: famous for a type of china.
- lucifugus — Misspelling of lucifugous.
- lustfully — full of or motivated by lust, greed, or the like: He was an emperor lustful of power.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- mews flat — a flat or apartment situated in a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings
- 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.
- molestful — (obsolete) troublesome; vexatious.
- mollifies — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- mouthfuls — Plural form of mouthful.
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- news film — a film showing main events in the news
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- no-frills — providing or including basic services and necessities without any additional features or amenities: Food and beverages are not covered by the low no-frills air fare.
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonfossil — not related to or derived from fossil fuel
- nose leaf — a leaflike outgrowth of skin on the nose of various bats, thought to be sensitive to vibrations of the air.
- nullifies — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- off-sales — sales of alcoholic drink for consumption off the premises by a pub or an off-licence attached to a pub
- officials — Plural form of official.
- offsaddle — (transitive, chiefly, South Africa) To unsaddle; remove the saddle from.
- oilfields — Plural form of oilfield.
- oily fish — any variety of fish, such as the sardine, mackerel, salmon or trout; that has oils throughout its body rather than stored solely in the liver
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- overfalls — Oceanography. water made rough by a strong current moving over a shoal, by an opposing current, or by winds blowing against the current.
- overflush — too flush