9-letter words containing l, e, f, t
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deflected — curved or bent downward.
- deflector — A device that deflects something, in particular.
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
- diffluent — tending to flow off or away.
- disfluent — lacking fluency in speech
- disulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- draftable — Capable of being drafted.
- driftless — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- dysfluent — Without proper fluency; not fluent.
- earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- effluents — Plural form of effluent.
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- effulgent — shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
- eightfoil — an eight-leaved flower shape
- eightfold — Eight times as great or as numerous.
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- end float — End float is the amount by which a shaft can move lengthwise.
- ethelwulf — died 858 ad, king of Wessex (839–858)
- eventfull — Archaic form of eventful.
- exfoliant — A cosmetic product designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin.
- exfoliate — (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers.
- eyes left — a command to troops to look left, esp as a salute when marching
- fabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of fabulate.
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- facecloth — washcloth.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- falculate — (zoology) Curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula.
- falsettos — Plural form of falsetto.
- falsities — the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- fan delta — a partially submerged alluvial fan that has merged with a delta.
- farm belt — an area or region noted principally for farming.
- fast lane — Also called express lane. the lane of a multilane roadway that is used by fast-moving vehicles, as when passing slower traffic.
- fatalness — The quality of being fatal; deadliness.
- fatefully — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
- fatigable — susceptible to fatigue.
- faultless — without fault, flaw, or defect; perfect.