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9-letter words containing i, f, p

  • profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
  • profilist — a person who creates a profile
  • profiteer — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
  • 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.
  • profusion — abundance; abundant quantity.
  • profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
  • prokofiev — Sergei Sergeevich [syir-gyey syir-gye-yi-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1953, Russian composer.
  • puffingly — in a puffing manner
  • rainproof — impervious to rain; keeping out or unaffected by rain: a rainproof cover; a rainproof coat.
  • respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • rifle pit — a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
  • saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
  • self-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
  • self-pity — pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
  • septemfid — divided into seven
  • septiform — sevenfold
  • si prefix — (unit, standard)   The standard metric prefixes used in the Système International d'Unités (SI) conventions for scientific measurement. Here are the SI magnifying prefixes, along with the corresponding binary interpretations in common use: prefix abr decimal binary yocto- 1000^-8 zepto- 1000^-7 atto- 1000^-6 femto- f 1000^-5 pico- p 1000^-4 nano- n 1000^-3 micro- * 1000^-2 * Abbreviation: Greek mu milli- m 1000^-1 kilo- k 1000^1 1024^1 = 2^10 = 1,024 mega- M 1000^2 1024^2 = 2^20 = 1,048,576 giga- G 1000^3 1024^3 = 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 tera- T 1000^4 1024^4 = 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 peta- 1000^5 1024^5 = 2^50 = 1,125,899,906,842,624 exa- 1000^6 1024^6 = 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 zetta- 1000^7 1024^7 = 2^70 = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 yotta- 1000^8 1024^8 = 2^80 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 "Femto" and "atto" derive not from Greek but from Danish. The abbreviated forms of these prefixes are common in electronics and physics. When used with bytes of storage, these prefixes usually denote multiplication by powers of 1024 = 2^10 (K, M, G and T are common in computing). Thus "MB" stands for megabytes (2^20 bytes). This common practice goes against the edicts of the BIPM who deprecate the use of these prefixes for powers of two. The formal SI prefix for 1000 is lower case "k"; some, including this dictionary, use this strictly, reserving upper case "K" for multiplication by 1024 (KB is thus "kilobytes"). Also, in data transfer rates the prefixes stand for powers of ten so, for example, 28.8 kb/s means 28,800 bits per second. The unit is often dropped so one may talk of "a 40K salary" (40000 dollars) or "2 meg of disk space" (2*2^20 bytes). The accepted pronunciation of the initial G of "giga-" is hard, /gi'ga/. Confusing 1000 and 1024 (or other powers of 2 and 10 close in magnitude) - for example, describing a memory in units of 500K or 524K instead of 512K - is a sure sign of the marketroid. For example, 3.5" microfloppies are often described as storing "1.44 MB". In fact, this is completely specious. The correct size is 1440 KB = 1440 * 1024 = 1474560 bytes. Alas, this point is probably lost on the world forever. In 1993, hacker Morgan Burke proposed, to general approval on Usenet, the following additional prefixes: groucho (10^-30), harpo (10^-27), harpi (10^27), grouchi (10^30). This would leave the prefixes zeppo-, gummo-, and chico- available for future expansion. Sadly, there is little immediate prospect that Mr. Burke's eminently sensible proposal will be ratified.
  • skidproof — preventing or resistant to skidding, as certain road surfaces or vehicle tires.
  • slip flow — gas flow occurring at hypersonic speeds in which molecular shearing occurs
  • slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
  • snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
  • snipefish — any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
  • soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
  • spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
  • spearfish — fish: type of marlin
  • specifics — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
  • specified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • specifier — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • specifies — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • speechify — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
  • spiel off — to recite by or as if by rote
  • spikefish — a large sea fish
  • spindrift — spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
  • spiniform — like a thorn or spine
  • spinproof — (of an airplane) designed so as to be highly resistant to a tailspin.
  • spiritful — full of spirit or spiritual
  • split off — separate from group
  • split-off — the act of separating or splitting away from something else.
  • spoil for — If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen.
  • spoilfive — a game played by two to ten persons having five cards each.
  • spot fine — penalty paid immediately
  • strip off — remove clothes
  • stupefied — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
  • superfine — extra fine, as in grain or texture; unusually fine: superfine sugar.
  • superfirm — a very large firm or corporation, often incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller firms
  • superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
  • superwife — a highly accomplished wife
  • swampfish — a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.
  • top fruit — fruit that grows on trees
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