9-letter words containing f, r, o, i
- fireproof — resistant to destruction by fire.
- firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- firethorn — any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.
- firewagon — (US) A fire engine.
- firewoman — A female firefighter.
- firewomen — Plural form of firewoman.
- fireworks — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fireworms — Plural form of fireworm.
- firozabad — a city in Uttar Pradesh state, N central India.
- 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.
- firstborn — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- fish fork — a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.
- fitzrovia — the district north of Oxford Street, London, around Fitzroy Square and its pubs, noted in the 1930s and 40s as a haunt of poets
- five-door — a car with five doors
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flavoring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- flerovium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Fl; atomic number: 114.
- flip over — turn upside down
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- floriated — made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- floriform — flower-shaped
- 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.
- flour bin — a small container for flour
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- flowerier — Comparative form of flowery.
- flowerily — In a flowery way.
- flowering — bearing flowers.
- fluoboric — containing the univalent group BF 4 − .
- fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- foederati — Plural form of foederatus.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- foie gras — the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras)
- foilborne — (of a vessel) moving on the water on hydrofoils, with the hull out of the water.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- folkloric — based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
- folkright — a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
- foodgrain — Cereal (grain grown as human food).
- fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.