9-letter words containing f, o, l
- fail-soft — pertaining to or noting facilities built into a system, as in an automobile or a computer, for continuing operations on an interim basis and probably with reduced efficiency, if parts of the system fail.
- falcation — the state of being falcate, a falcate appendage
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- falciform — sickle-shaped; falcate.
- falconers — Plural form of falconer.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- 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.
- falconoid — an antioxidant compound found in tea and thought to resist cancer
- faldstool — a chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own.
- fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall into — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall over — person: trip or slip
- fallboard — the hinged covering that protects a piano keyboard when it is not being played.
- fallopian — Alternative form of Fallopian.
- fallowers — Plural form of fallower.
- fallowing — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- falsettos — Plural form of falsetto.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- farandole — a lively dance, of Provençal origin, in which all the dancers join hands and execute various figures.
- fatty oil — fixed oil.
- fatuously — With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
- faveolate — honeycombed; alveolate; pitted.
- favillous — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
- favorable — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- favorably — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- feel good — Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.
- feel-good — Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.
- fell pony — a British breed of large and heavy ponies, found in the hills of N England
- fellation — oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- fellowman — another member of the human race, especially a kindred human being: Don't deny full recognition to your fellowmen.
- fellowmen — another member of the human race, especially a kindred human being: Don't deny full recognition to your fellowmen.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- feme sole — an unmarried woman, whether never married, widowed, or divorced.
- femtocell — A very small mobile phone base station that is connected to the phone network via the Internet, typically used in areas where the mobile signal is weak and considered to be smaller than a picocell.
- ferhoodle — to confuse or mix up: Don't ferhoodle the things in that drawer.
- festilogy — a treatise on the subject of church festivals
- fetlocked — having a fetlock or fetlocks
- fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
- fibrolite — sillimanite.
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- fidelismo — Castroism.
- fieldboot — a close-fitting knee-length boot
- fieldvole — a small rodent, Microtus agrestis
- fieldwork — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- filaceous — composed of threads
- filiation — the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- film noir — a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.
- filmgoers — Plural form of filmgoer.