9-letter words containing f, o, l
- fool away — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- fool file — (jargon) A term found on Usenet for a notional repository of all the most dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever. An entire subgenre of sig blocks consists of the header "From the fool file:" followed by some quote the poster wishes to represent as an immortal gem of dimwittery; for this usage to be really effective, the quote has to be so obviously wrong as to be laughable. More than one Usenetter has achieved an unwanted notoriety by being quoted in this way.
- fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foolishly — In an unwise manner; stupidly.
- foolproof — involving no risk or harm, even when tampered with.
- foolscaps — Plural form of foolscap.
- foot line — Printing. a line at the bottom of a page of type, especially a black line or a line containing the folio.
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.
- foot rule — a ruler one foot (30.48 cm) in length.
- footballs — Plural form of football.
- footcloth — a carpet or rug.
- footfalls — Plural form of footfall.
- footfault — to commit a foot fault.
- foothills — a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
- footholds — Plural form of foothold.
- footlight — Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- footloose — free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities.
- footplate — Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- footslogs — Plural form of footslog.
- footstalk — a pedicel; peduncle.
- footstall — the stirrup of a woman's sidesaddle.
- footstool — a low stool upon which to rest one's feet when seated.
- footwalls — Plural form of footwall.
- footwells — Plural form of footwell.
- foppishly — In a foppish way.
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forcefull — Archaic form of forceful.
- forceless — Without force.
- forclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of forclose.
- foreclose — Law. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- foregleam — A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- forelimbs — Plural form of forelimb.
- forelocks — Plural form of forelock.
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- forestall — to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- foretells — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretell.
- forgeable — (metallurgy) That can be forged (shaped under heat and pressure).
- forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- forkballs — Plural form of forkball.
- forklifts — Plural form of forklift.
- forlornly — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.