9-letter words containing i, l, f
- firelight — the light from a fire, as on a hearth.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- fireplugs — Plural form of fireplug.
- firewalls — Plural form of firewall.
- firn line — the zone of a glacier between the lower region of solid ice and the upper region of névé, above which ablation occurs
- firstling — the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- fiscalist — someone who believes that fiscal policy is of paramount importance in economic regulation
- fiscality — Fiscal policy or considerations.
- fish ball — a fried ball (or patty) of minced fish, often mixed with mashed potatoes
- fish glue — a type of glue made by prolonged boiling of the connective tissue of fish
- fish line — a line, usually with a hook at one end, used in fishing
- fish meal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.
- fish pole — fishing pole.
- fish tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fish-pole — a long tapered flexible pole, often in jointed sections, for use with a fishing line and, usually, a reel
- fish-tail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fishbowls — Plural form of fishbowl.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fishtails — Plural form of fishtail.
- fissility — Quality of being fissile.
- fissional — Of or pertaining to fission.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fistulize — Pathology. to form a fistula.
- fistulose — Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.
- fistulous — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fittingly — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- five hole — the opening between a goaltender's parted legs.
- fixed oil — a natural vegetable or animal oil that is nonvolatile, as lard oil, linseed oil, etc.
- flaccidly — In a flaccid manner.
- flagellin — the structural protein of bacterial flagella
- flagitate — to importune (someone), to demand of or entreat (someone) with passion and earnestness
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flakelike — Resembling or characteristic of a flake.
- flakiness — of or like flakes.
- flamefish — a cardinalfish, Apogon maculatus, of Atlantic coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.
- flamelike — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flamingly — With, or as if with, fire or flames.
- flamingos — Plural form of flamingo.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flan ring — See under flan (def 2).
- flaringly — In a flaring manner.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flat file — (operating system, storage) A single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network. Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail. See also flatten, sharchive.
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.