9-letter words containing r, f, c
- fire-cure — to cure (tobacco) by means of open fires, the smoke and flame imparting a creosotic flavor.
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- firebrick — a brick made of fire clay.
- firecrest — a European kinglet, Regulus ignicapillus, having a bright, orange-red patch on the top of the head.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- firemanic — of or pertaining to firemen
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- firescape — to arrange the features of (a garden or other area of land) in a way that inhibits the spread of fire, for example by increasing the amount of open space and cultivating fire-resistant plants
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- flagrance — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flagrancy — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flat arch — an arch having a more or less flat intrados and extrados with voussoirs radiating from a center below the arch.
- flat race — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- fleet car — A car that is bought as one of a number owned and operated by a particular company, e.g. as company cars
- fletchers — Plural form of fletcher.
- flickered — Simple past tense and past participle of flicker.
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- floccular — of or relating to the flocculus of the cerebellum
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floristic — pertaining to flowers or a flora.
- floscular — Flosculous.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flue-cure — to dry or cure by warm air that has been passed through flues.
- fluoboric — containing the univalent group BF 4 − .
- fluoresce — to exhibit fluorescence.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- flyscreen — A screen attached to the front of a motorcycle, designed to prevent insects from flying into the rider.
- focometer — an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens or other optical system.
- folk rock — a style of music combining characteristics of rock-'n'-roll and folk music, often exemplified by protest songs to a rock-'n'-roll beat, and at its height of popularity in the late 1960s.
- folk-rock — a style of music combining characteristics of rock-'n'-roll and folk music, often exemplified by protest songs to a rock-'n'-roll beat, and at its height of popularity in the late 1960s.
- folkloric — based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
- food crop — a crop, such as rice or wheat, that is grown for human consumption
- footraces — Plural form of footrace.
- for kicks — If you say that someone does something for kicks, you mean that they do it because they think it will be exciting.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- force cup — plunger (def 3).
- force fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- force-out — a put-out of a base runner on a force play.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forcefull — Archaic form of forceful.
- forceless — Without force.
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.