9-letter words containing l, e, f, t
- footplate — Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- footwells — Plural form of footwell.
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- forestall — to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- foretells — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretell.
- forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).
- forrestal — James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
- fortaleza — a seaport in NE Brazil.
- fortalice — a small fort; an outwork.
- fortilage — (obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
- fossulate — hollowed; grooved
- foveolate — having foveolae, or very small pits.
- 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
- fowl pest — an acute and usually fatal viral disease of domestic fowl, characterized by refusal to eat, high temperature, and discoloration of the comb and wattles
- fractable — a coping concealing the slopes of the roof, especially one having an ornamental silhouette.
- fractiles — Plural form of fractile.
- frailties — Plural form of frailty.
- fraternal — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- free list — a list or register of articles that may be brought into a country duty-free.
- freestyle — Swimming. competition in which any of the standard strokes may be used, according to the swimmer's choice. the crawl.
- fremantle — a seaport in SW Australia, near Perth.
- fretfully — In a fretful manner.
- frivolent — (nonstandard) frivolous, trifling, silly.
- frontless — shameless; unblushing.
- frontlets — Plural form of frontlet.
- frontline — front (def 9).
- frostbelt — Snowbelt.
- frostless — with no frost
- frostline — the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
- frothless — without froth
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- frustules — Plural form of frustule.
- fuel tank — vehicle's petrol storage container
- fulgently — In a fulgent manner; so as to dazzle or glitter.
- fulgurate — to flash or dart like lightning.
- fulgurite — a tubelike formation in sand or rock, caused by lightning.
- full term — completion
- full-term — of or noting the entire duration of normal pregnancy.
- full-time — working or operating the customary number of hours in each day, week, or month: a full-time housekeeper; full-time production. Compare part-time.
- fullerite — a crystalline form of a fullerene
- fullerton — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- fulminate — to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- furcately — in a furcate manner
- furtherly — Favorable, advanced.
- furtively — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- gatefolds — Plural form of gatefold.
- genuflect — to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.