9-letter words containing f, r, i, s, t
- first off — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- first run — the initial exhibition period for a film.
- first-run — designating or of:
- firstborn — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- firstling — the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- firstname — given name.
- firstness — the condition or quality of being first
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- florist's — a shop where flowers and house plants are sold
- floristic — pertaining to flowers or a flora.
- floristry — The art of creating flower arrangements.
- flystrike — myiasis.
- foresight — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- foreskirt — the front skirt of an article of clothing (as opposed to the train)
- forestair — an external staircase
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- forestick — the front log in a wood fire, as in a fireplace.
- forestine — relating to forests
- foresting — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forklifts — Plural form of forklift.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- fort mims — Fort. Fort Mims.
- fort sill — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SW Oklahoma, N of Lawton; field artillery school.
- fortieths — Plural form of fortieth.
- fortifies — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- forty-six — a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.
- fostering — Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).
- four bits — 50 cents.
- fractiles — Plural form of fractile.
- fractions — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- frailties — Plural form of frailty.
- freakiest — Superlative form of freaky.
- free list — a list or register of articles that may be brought into a country duty-free.
- frictions — Plural form of friction.
- frictious — (rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
- frightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frighten.
- frittatas — Plural form of frittata.
- frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
- froissart — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frontenis — a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- frontiers — Plural form of frontier.
- frontlist — a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books, especially those of popular or ephemeral appeal.
- frontside — Denoting a maneuver in surfing and other board sports that is done counterclockwise for a regular rider and clockwise for a goofy rider.