9-letter words containing f, o, l, s
- mouthfuls — Plural form of mouthful.
- 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.
- 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
- pantofles — a slipper.
- 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.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- postfault — taking place after a fault
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- 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
- reposeful — full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- sea-floor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- self-love — the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage.
- self-sown — sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant.
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- sfd-algol — System Function Description-ALGOL. Extension of ALGOL for synchronous systems. Sammet 1969, p.625.
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- shelfroom — the space on a shelf
- shore fly — any of numerous small black flies of the family Ephydridae, found in damp or marshy locations.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shovelful — the amount held by a shovel.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- showerful — abundant
- sinfjotli — the son of Signy by her brother Sigmund.
- slack off — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- sleep off — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sling off — to laugh or jeer (at)
- slip flow — gas flow occurring at hypersonic speeds in which molecular shearing occurs
- slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- slow food — food that has been prepared with care, using high-quality local and seasonal ingredients
- slug flow — A slug flow is a condition of a fluidized bed in which large bubbles of gas form, which makes lumps of particles move.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.