9-letter words containing f, l, s
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- flashback — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flashbang — Alternative form of flash-bang.
- flashbulb — a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject.
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flashcube — a cube, for attaching to a camera, that contains a flashbulb in each vertical side and rotates automatically for taking four flash pictures in succession.
- flashguns — Plural form of flashgun.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flashlamp — an electric lamp, usually containing xenon or another noble gas, used to produce a brief flash or pulsed flashes of intense light, such as that used in a camera flash
- flashness — Quality of being flash.
- flashover — Electricity. a disruptive discharge around or over the surface of a solid or liquid insulator.
- flashtube — electronic flash.
- flat sour — fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat spot — a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor
- flatboats — Plural form of flatboat.
- flatfoots — Plural form of flatfoot.
- flatheads — Plural form of flathead.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flatlands — A terrain that varies little in elevation.
- flatlines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flatline.
- flatlings — with the flat side, as of a sword
- flatmates — Plural form of flatmate.
- flatpacks — Plural form of flatpack.
- flatstick — with great speed or effort
- flatter's — a person or thing that makes something flat.
- flatwares — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- flautists — Plural form of flautist.
- flavanols — Plural form of flavanol.
- flavonols — Plural form of flavonol.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- flavorous — full of flavor.
- flaxseeds — Plural form of flaxseed.
- fleabites — Plural form of fleabite.
- fleckless — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- fleetness — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- flensburg — a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)
- flesh fly — any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals.
- flesh out — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- fleshhood — the state of being in the flesh or having flesh (as opposed to being purely spiritual)
- fleshhook — a hook for use in lifting meat, as from a pot.
- fleshiest — Superlative form of fleshy.
- fleshings — flesh-colored tights.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- fleshling — a person whose mind is fixed on fleshly things (usually as opposed to spiritual matters)
- fleshment — the state of being stimulated, as by a successful first attempt at something.
- fleshpots — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- fleshworm — a flesh-eating worm, specifically the parasitic larva of any member of the genus Sarcophagidae