9-letter words containing o, f
- fight out — If two people or groups fight something out, they fight or argue until one of them wins.
- figure on — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- filaceous — composed of threads
- filiation — the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- film noir — a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.
- filmgoers — Plural form of filmgoer.
- filmgoing — the activity of going to see films
- filmology — (film) A 1950s\u201360s movement of theoretical study relating to film.
- filoplume — a specialized, hairlike feather having a slender shaft with few or no barbs.
- filopodia — thin projections extending from the edge of migrating cells
- filoselle — Floss silk, or silk thread resembling this, used in embroidery.
- filoviral — Relating to filoviruses.
- filovirus — any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
- fine-comb — to use a fine-tooth comb on.
- finocchio — Florence fennel.
- fioritura — the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.
- fire boss — a person who inspects a mine for the presence of noxious gases, dangerous roofs, and other hazards.
- fire door — a door through which a boiler or furnace is fired or through which the fire is inspected.
- fire hose — a special heavy-duty hose for use in fighting destructive fires.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- fire-plow — a stick that is rubbed in a wooden groove to produce sparks for igniting a fire.
- fireboard — a board used to close a fireplace.
- firebombs — Plural form of firebomb.
- fireboxes — Plural form of firebox.
- firefloat — a boat used for firefighting
- fireflood — a procedure designed to extract more oil from a well by injecting compressed air into the ground and burning some of the oil to increase the flow.
- firehorse — a horse used to pull a horse-drawn fire engine.
- firehouse — fire station.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- firepower — the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.
- fireproof — resistant to destruction by fire.
- firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- firethorn — any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.
- firewagon — (US) A fire engine.
- firewoman — A female firefighter.
- firewomen — Plural form of firewoman.
- fireworks — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fireworms — Plural form of fireworm.
- firozabad — a city in Uttar Pradesh state, N central India.
- first off — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- firstborn — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- fish fork — a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.
- fish hook — device: for catching fish
- fish pole — fishing pole.
- fish pond — small lake for keeping fish
- fish shop — a shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's
- fish-hook — a hook used in fishing.
- fish-pole — a long tapered flexible pole, often in jointed sections, for use with a fishing line and, usually, a reel