9-letter words containing o, d, i, f
- lifeblood — the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- lifeworld — All the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.
- lim fjord — a fjord in N Denmark running E from the North Sea to the Kattegat. About 110 miles (175 km) long.
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- lion food — (humour) (IBM) Middle management or HQ staff, or, by extension, administrative drones in general. The term derives from an old joke: Two lions escape from the zoo and split up to increase their chances. When they finally meet after two months, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says, "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me with guns and nets, it was terrible. Since then I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, *I* hid near an IBM office and ate a manager every day. Nobody even noticed!"
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- misfolded — Simple past tense and past participle of misfold.
- misformed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- modifiers — a person or thing that modifies.
- modifying — Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.
- moldy fig — a musician or fan who likes traditional jazz or Dixieland rather than modern jazz.
- mollified — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- mortified — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- multifold — numerous and varied; greatly diverse; manifold.
- non-fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- nonfading — not fading
- odiferous — Odoriferous; smelly.
- of a kind — a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs.
- off-glide — a transitional sound produced as the vocal organs move from a previous speech sound to an inactive position or to the position of a following sound. Compare on-glide.
- offending — Present participle of offend.
- officered — Simple past tense and past participle of officer.
- offsiders — Plural form of offsider.
- oil field — an area in which there are large deposits of oil.
- oil-fired — Oil-fired heating systems and power stations use oil as a fuel.
- oilfields — Plural form of oilfield.
- old field — land no longer under cultivation because the fertility of the soil has been exhausted.
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- outfitted — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- picofarad — one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF.
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- rodfisher — an angler or a person who fishes with a fishing rod
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- side-foot — In football, if a player side-foots the ball, they kick it with the side of their foot.
- skidproof — preventing or resistant to skidding, as certain road surfaces or vehicle tires.
- skin food — a cosmetic cream for keeping the skin in good condition
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- solid for — unanimously in favour of
- solifugid — sun spider.
- sudorific — causing sweat; diaphoretic.
- sulfoxide — a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
- swordfish — a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
- torrified — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- twiforked — having two parts like a fork; bifurcate
- twiformed — consisting of two parts
- uniformed — identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
- windproof — resisting wind, as fabric or a jacket or coat.