9-letter words containing r, u, f
- odiferous — Odoriferous; smelly.
- of colour — People of colour are people who belong to a race with dark skins.
- of course — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- of repute — A person or thing of repute or of high repute is respected and known to be good.
- off guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- off-guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- off-hours — an hour or other period when a person is not at a job: I spend my off-hours reading.
- out front — of or relating to the front.
- out-front — candid; frank; honest: The politician was less than out-front with the interviewer.
- outcrafty — to be craftier than
- outfitter — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- overflush — too flush
- overfocus — to focus too much
- overfussy — too fussy
- overstuff — to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
- oviferous — bearing eggs.
- perfumery — perfumes collectively.
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perfusive — to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
- plump for — to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prayerful — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- prefeudal — of the period before the feudal era
- prefigure — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- profusion — abundance; abundant quantity.
- profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
- put forth — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quadrifid — cleft into four parts or lobes.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- quickfire — Alternative form of quick-fire.
- quiverful — The amount held by a quiver.
- rauwolfia — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
- rebukeful — (of a person) quick to scold or reprimand
- rechauffe — a warmed-up dish of food.
- red stuff — a compound of oil and sesquioxide of iron used for polishing brass, steel, silver, etc.; crocus or rouge.
- refluence — flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- refounder — a person who refounds
- refudiate — to reject as untrue or refuse to acknowledge.
- refulgent — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
- refurbish — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- refusenik — a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- regardful — observant; attentive; heedful (often followed by of): a man regardful of the feelings of others.
- regretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
- rejustify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.