9-letter words containing i, l, f
- fossilise — Alternative spelling of fossilize.
- fossilist — One who is versed in the science of fossils.
- fossilize — Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- fossilogy — (archaic, 1776-19th century) The science or study of fossils.
- fossorial — digging or burrowing.
- foul line — Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield.
- foundling — an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.
- fowl mite — any of various mites parasitic in birds, usually bloodsucking and including the red fowl mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) and the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum), both pests of poultry
- fractiles — Plural form of fractile.
- fragilely — In a fragile way or manner.
- fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
- frailties — Plural form of frailty.
- francolin — any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- franticly — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- frazzling — the state of being frazzled or worn-out.
- freckling — Present participle of freckle.
- free list — a list or register of articles that may be brought into a country duty-free.
- free soil — territory in which there is no slavery; esp., any territory in the U.S. where slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
- free will — free and independent choice; voluntary decision: You took on the responsibility of your own free will.
- free-soil — pertaining to or opposing the extension of slavery in the Territories.
- frenzical — (obsolete) frantic.
- fribbling — Present participle of fribble.
- fribblish — having the quality of a fribble
- friendful — Full of friendlihood; friendly.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- frikkadel — A traditional Afrikaner dish of baked (or sometimes deep-fried) meatballs prepared with onion, bread, eggs, vinegar, and spices.
- frivilous — Misspelling of frivolous.
- frivolent — (nonstandard) frivolous, trifling, silly.
- frivoling — to behave frivolously; trifle.
- frivolity — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- frivoller — Alt form frivoler.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- frizzlier — Comparative form of frizzly.
- frizzling — Present participle of frizzle.
- frog lily — a yellow water lily.
- froglings — Plural form of frogling.
- frolicked — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- frolicker — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- from life — from a living model
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frontline — front (def 9).
- frontlist — a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books, especially those of popular or ephemeral appeal.
- frostline — the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- fruit fly — any of numerous small dipterous insects of the family Tephritidae, the larvae of which feed on the fruit of various plants.