9-letter words containing f, t
- profiters — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- profiting — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- proof set — a set of coins (proof coins), one of each denomination, minted annually from highly polished metal on special dies, issued for collectors rather than for circulation
- puftaloon — a fried scone
- puppy fat — Puppy fat is fat that some children have on their bodies when they are young but that disappears when they grow older and taller.
- puppyfoot — the ace of clubs.
- pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- put forth — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quad left — (in computer typesetting) flush left.
- raffinate — the part of a liquid, especially an oil, remaining after its more soluble components have been extracted by a solvent.
- rankshift — (in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met yesterday within the phrase the girl that you met yesterday.
- rastafari — Rastafarian (def 1).
- ratifiers — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- recertify — to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm: He certified the truth of his claim.
- recitatif — recitative2 .
- rectified — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- rectifier — a person or thing that rectifies.
- red shift — a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
- red stuff — a compound of oil and sesquioxide of iron used for polishing brass, steel, silver, etc.; crocus or rouge.
- redecraft — logic
- reef knot — a square knot used in reefing sails.
- refection — refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- refective — of or relating to refection; refreshing
- refectory — a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.
- reflation — restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflecter — a critic or someone who casts reflections or thoughts
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- reformate — the product of the reforming process.
- reformist — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- refortify — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- refracted — to subject to refraction.
- refractor — a person or thing that refracts.
- refudiate — to reject as untrue or refuse to acknowledge.
- refulgent — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- regretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
- reinflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- rejustify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- renfierst — made fierce; enraged
- rent-free — without payment of rent: We lived rent-free for six months.
- resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
- restiform — (esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike
- resultful — containing results, having significant effects
- retestify — to testify again
- retrofire — to ignite (a retrorocket).
- retroflex — bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.
- rh factor — any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
- rifle pit — a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.