9-letter words containing n, a, f
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceprint — a digitally recorded representation of a person's face that can be used for security purposes because it is as individual as a fingerprint
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- factor in — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- factoring — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- facundity — (archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech.
- faddiness — the state or quality of being excessively fussy, esp with food
- faggoting — a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- fahlbands — Plural form of fahlband.
- failingly — an act or instance of failing; failure: His failing is due to general incompetence.
- fainaigue — British Dialect. to shirk; evade work or responsibility.
- faineance — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- faineancy — Synonym of faineance.
- faintness — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fair lawn — a city in NE New Jersey.
- fair rent — (in Britain) the rent for a private tenancy, fixed and registered by a rent officer, and based on the size, condition, and usefulness of the property, but not its scarcity value
- fairbanks — Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.
- fairhaven — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- fake news — false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
- fake-down — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- falangism — the ideology and practices of the Falange political party
- falangist — a member of the Falange.
- falcation — the state of being falcate, a falcate appendage
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- falconers — Plural form of falconer.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- falconoid — an antioxidant compound found in tea and thought to resist cancer
- falernian — (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall into — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall line — an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
- fall wind — a strong, cold, downhill wind.
- fallopian — Alternative form of Fallopian.
- fallowing — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- falseness — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- famishing — Present participle of famish.
- fan dance — a solo dance performed by a nude or nearly nude woman using fans for covering.
- fan delta — a partially submerged alluvial fan that has merged with a delta.
- fan vault — a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs.
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fancified — to make fancy or fanciful; dress up; embellish.
- fancifull — Archaic form of fanciful.
- fanciless — Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
- fanciness — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fancy dan — a flashy, ostentatious person, often one who lacks real skill, etc.
- fancy man — a woman's lover.