0%

9-letter words containing f, o, r, p

  • forespeak — to predict; foretell.
  • forespent — forspent.
  • form stop — (in poured-concrete construction) a board placed across a form to retain concrete until it sets.
  • fort peck — a dam on the Missouri River in NE Montana.
  • fort polk — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W central Louisiana, SW of Alexandria.
  • four-part — arranged for four voices or instruments
  • four-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.
  • fourpence — a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.
  • fourpenny — Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 cm) long. Symbol: 4d.
  • fox grape — a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed.
  • free port — a port or special section of a port where goods may be unloaded, stored, and shipped without payment of customs duties.
  • frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
  • frogspawn — The eggs of a frog, which are surrounded by transparent jelly.
  • frontpage — Alternative spelling of front page.
  • galeproof — Capable of resisting a gale.
  • germproof — not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs.
  • goofproof — (of a product, procedure, etc.) designed to be simple enough for anyone to use or implement.
  • heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
  • holeproof — (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
  • hoofprint — the impression made by an animal's hoof.
  • hoped-for — Hoped-for is used to describe something that people would like to happen, and which they usually think is likely or possible.
  • hyperform — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by hypercorrection.
  • ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
  • keep from — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • leakproof — designed to prevent leaking: a leakproof bottle.
  • leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
  • low-proof — low in alcohol content
  • mothproof — resistant to attack by moths.
  • newsfroup — (messaging, humour)   A silly synonym for Usenet newsgroup, originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's news:talk.bizarre and other lunatic-fringe groups. Compare hing, grilf, and filk.
  • nonprofit — not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money: a nonprofit institution.
  • of repute — A person or thing of repute or of high repute is respected and known to be good.
  • off-price — offering or dealing in goods, especially brand-name apparel, at prices lower than those at regular retail stores or discount stores.
  • offprints — Plural form of offprint.
  • offspring — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
  • opacifier — an agent added to render something opaque
  • open fire — start shooting
  • ovenproof — capable of withstanding the heat of an oven; safe for use in cooking in an oven: an ovenproof dish.
  • overproof — containing a greater proportion of alcohol than proof spirit does.
  • pay offer — an offer of a certain amount of wages or salary
  • pelviform — basin-shaped
  • penniform — shaped like a feather; (esp of muscles) having fibres attached to the tendon in a feather-like fashion
  • perciform — a perch-like fish
  • perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
  • perfector — a person who completes or makes something perfect
  • perforans — (of nerves, muscles, or blood vessels) perforating or penetrating other anatomical structures
  • perforant — perforating; esp (of blood vessels) perforating other anatomical structures
  • perforate — to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
  • performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • performer — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • perfusion — the act of perfusing.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?