9-letter words containing l, i, u
- 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.
- fruitfull — Archaic form of fruitful.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- fuel rail — A fuel rail is high pressure tubing which takes fuel to the injectors in an internal combustion engine.
- fuguelike — Music. a polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- fulfiller — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- fulgurite — a tubelike formation in sand or rock, caused by lightning.
- full sail — all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set.
- full tilt — at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc.
- full-line — of, supplying, or dealing in many related products and services, as opposed to a single or limited one.
- full-size — of the usual or normal size of its kind: a full-size kitchen.
- 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.
- fulleride — a compound of a fullerene in which atoms are trapped inside the cage of carbon atoms
- fullering — a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
- fullerite — a crystalline form of a fullerene
- fulminant — occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- fulminate — to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- fulminous — Explosive.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- fumblings — Plural form of fumbling.
- funfilled — Full of fun; very entertaining.
- fungibles — Plural form of fungible.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- funicular — of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
- funiculus — Anatomy. a conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
- funloving — Alternative spelling of fun-loving.
- funneling — a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
- furiously — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- furnivall — Frederick James, 1825–1910, English philologist and editor.
- furtively — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- fusel oil — a mixture consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols obtained as a by-product in the fermentation of grains.
- fusiliers — Plural form of fusilier.
- fusillade — a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
- fustilugs — a fat, gross, or frowzy person, esp a woman
- fusulinid — an extinct group of single-celled foraminifera
- gainfully — In a gainful manner; profitably.
- gallienus — (Publius Licinius Egnatius) died a.d. 268, emperor of Rome 253–268 (son of Valerian).
- gallinule — any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes.
- garrulity — the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity.
- gauleiter — the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
- gauzelike — Like or resembling gauze.
- gelsemium — the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
- gemutlich — comfortable and pleasant; cozy.
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- genuinely — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- gerundial — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).