9-letter words containing f, l, s
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pascal-fc — A Pascal derived from Pascal-S which provides several types of concurrency: semaphores, monitors, both occam/CSP-style and Ada-style rendezvous.
- pass-fail — a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- play safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- postfault — taking place after a fault
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pratfalls — a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
- profilist — a person who creates a profile
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proofless — lacking proof
- pushfully — in a pushful manner
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- quillfish — a fish, Ptilichthys goodei, of the Bering Sea, having an eellike body with long, many-rayed fins.
- 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.
- red flash — a red coloration of the lower portion of the sun, occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks to the horizon.
- reposeful — full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.
- resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
- reshuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- resultful — containing results, having significant effects
- 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.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- salt beef — beef that has been preserved in salt
- salt flat — an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water.
- salt-free — containing or involving no salt
- sand flea — beach flea.
- scaldfish — a small European flatfish, Arnoglossus laterna, covered with large fragile scales: family Bothidae
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- screw fly — screwworm fly.
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- scuffling — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- sea-floor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- sedge fly — an angler's name for various caddis flies, notably the grey sedge, the murragh, and the cinnamon sedge
- seed leaf — a cotyledon.
- 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-care — care of the self without medical or other professional consultation.
- self-feed — to provide a supply of food to (animals) so as to allow them to eat as much and as often as they want. Compare hand-feed (def 1).
- self-harm — injury inflicted deliberately on yourself
- self-hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- self-help — the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.