9-letter words containing r, i, s, e
- francises — a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- franseria — any of several herbs or shrubs of the genus Franseria, native to western North America.
- freakiest — Superlative form of freaky.
- free list — a list or register of articles that may be brought into a country duty-free.
- free soil — territory in which there is no slavery; esp., any territory in the U.S. where slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
- free-soil — pertaining to or opposing the extension of slavery in the Territories.
- frenemies — Plural form of frenemy.
- frescoing — Present participle of fresco.
- fresh air — clean, outdoor air
- fricassee — meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
- friendish — Like, or relating to a friend.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frighten.
- frobisher — Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.
- frontenis — a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- frontiers — Plural form of frontier.
- frontside — Denoting a maneuver in surfing and other board sports that is done counterclockwise for a regular rider and clockwise for a goofy rider.
- frontwise — Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
- frostbite — injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
- frostline — the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
- fruitiest — Superlative form of fruity.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- frusemide — Former BAN name of the drug furosemide.
- fruticose — having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- fundraise — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- furbisher — One who furbishes; especially, a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
- furbishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furbish.
- furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- furnisher — One who furnishes.
- furnishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furnish.
- furriness — The state or quality of being furry.
- fuse wire — current-carrying wire made from an alloy which melts at a fairly low temperature
- fusiliers — Plural form of fusilier.
- gainsayer — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- gallerias — Plural form of galleria.
- galleries — Plural form of gallery.
- gallerist — The owner or operator of an art gallery.
- ganderism — foolish behaviour
- gannister — ganister
- garagiste — a small-scale entrepreneurial wine-maker, originally from the Bordeaux region of France, esp one who does not adhere to the traditions of wine-making
- gardenias — Plural form of gardenia.
- garfishes — Plural form of garfish.
- garnished — Simple past tense and past participle of garnish.
- garnishee — to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
- garnisher — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
- garnishes — Plural form of garnish.
- gas-fired — using a gas for fuel.
- gastrique — A syrupy reduction of vinegar (or wine) and sugar.