9-letter words containing i, l, f
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- link farm — (file system, Unix) A directory tree that contains mostly symbolic links to files in a master directory tree of files. Link farms save space when one is maintaining several nearly identical copies of the same source tree - for example, when the only difference is architecture-dependent object files. They also mean that changes to the master tree are instantly visible in the link farm. Good text editors provide the option to replace a link with a new version of the target file when saving thus allowing the farm to have its own versions of just those files that differ from the master tree. E.g. "Let's freeze the source and then rebuild the FROBOZZ-3 and FROBOZZ-4 link farms." Link farms may also be used to get around restrictions on the number of "-I" (include-file directory) arguments on older C preprocessors. However, they can also get completely out of hand, becoming the file system equivalent of spaghetti code.
- lion food — (humour) (IBM) Middle management or HQ staff, or, by extension, administrative drones in general. The term derives from an old joke: Two lions escape from the zoo and split up to increase their chances. When they finally meet after two months, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says, "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me with guns and nets, it was terrible. Since then I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, *I* hid near an IBM office and ate a manager every day. Nobody even noticed!"
- liquefied — Alternative spelling of liquified.
- liquefier — A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression).
- liquefies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy.
- liquified — Converted into a liquid state.
- liquifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
- lithified — Simple past tense and past participle of lithify.
- liverleaf — hepatica.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- long-life — Long-life light bulbs and batteries are manufactured so that they last longer than ordinary ones. Long-life fruit juice and milk have been specially treated so that they last a long time.
- love life — amorous or sexual relations.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- lucifugus — Misspelling of lucifugous.
- lynnfield — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- m-1 rifle — a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- mail flag — a flag of the International Code of Signals symbolizing the letter Y, flown alone by a ship to indicate that it is carrying mail: a square flag with red and yellow diagonal stripes.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- mala fide — in bad faith; not genuine.
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mean life — the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, elementary particle, charge carrier, etc; lifetime. It is equal to the half-life divided by 0.693 15
- microfilm — a film bearing a miniature photographic copy of printed or other graphic matter, usually of a document, newspaper or book pages, etc., made for a library, archive, or the like.
- midflight — Occurring in the middle portion of a flight.
- mindfully — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
- minefield — an area of land or water throughout which explosive mines have been laid.
- mirifical — (rare) miraculous, wonderful.
- mirthfull — Archaic form of mirthful.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misbelief — erroneous belief; false opinion.
- misfolded — Simple past tense and past participle of misfold.
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- moldy fig — a musician or fan who likes traditional jazz or Dixieland rather than modern jazz.
- mollified — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- mollifier — (mathematics) An
- mollifies — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- multifoil — a foil, especially one having more than five lobes.
- multifold — numerous and varied; greatly diverse; manifold.
- multiform — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- multifuel — Using or involving more than one kind of fuel.
- myofibril — a contractile fibril of skeletal muscle, composed mainly of actin and myosin.
- nafcillin — A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.
- nail file — a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them.
- news film — a film showing main events in the news