9-letter words containing r, f, e
- fieldwork — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fieriness — The quality of being fiery.
- fierstein — Harvey, born 1954, U.S. playwright.
- fife rail — a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.
- fifeshire — Also called Fifeshire [fahyf-sheer, -sher] /ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in E Scotland.
- fifteener — a fifteen-syllable line of poetry
- figpecker — A bird, the Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis.
- figurable — Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
- figurante — a ballerina who does not perform solo.
- figure in — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- figure on — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- figure up — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- figuredly — in a figured manner
- figurines — Plural form of figurine.
- filagreed — Simple past tense and past participle of filagree.
- filagrees — Plural form of filagree.
- filatures — Plural form of filature.
- file card — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filemaker — (software) A database application developed by Claris. It is currently the leading database application for the Macintosh and is the second most popular standalone package for Windows.
- filigreed — Ornamented with or resembling filigree work.
- filigrees — Plural form of filigree.
- fillagree — filigree.
- fillister — a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
- film crew — a group of people who are involved in the practical and technical business of shooting a film
- filmgoers — Plural form of filmgoer.
- filmmaker — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- filtering — Present participle of filter.
- filtrable — filterable.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
- fimbriate — Also, fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
- finalizer — (computing) In some programming languages, a function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
- financier — a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- fine arts — a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
- fine-draw — Sewing. to sew together so finely that the joining is not noticeable.
- finedrawn — Drawn out with too much subtlety; overnice.
- fingering — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- fingertip — the tip or end of a finger.
- finishers — Plural form of finisher.
- finistere — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- finlander — an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.
- finletter — Thomas Knight, 1893–1980, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- fire area — any area of a building that is enclosed by fire-resistant partitions.
- fire away — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- fire boss — a person who inspects a mine for the presence of noxious gases, dangerous roofs, and other hazards.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- fire crew — team of fire fighters
- fire door — a door through which a boiler or furnace is fired or through which the fire is inspected.
- fire exit — emergency way out
- fire hose — a special heavy-duty hose for use in fighting destructive fires.