9-letter words containing s, f, e
- kaffiyehs — Plural form of kaffiyeh.
- kerchiefs — Plural form of kerchief.
- key scarf — any of various scarf joints in which the overlapping parts are keyed together.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- killfiles — Plural form of killfile.
- kitesurfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitesurf.
- knifeless — without a knife
- kniferest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leaf rust — a disease, especially of cereals and other grasses, characterized by rust-colored pustules of spores on the affected leaf blades and sheaths and caused by any of several rust fungi.
- leaf scar — the mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- leafstalk — petiole (def 1).
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- life list — a list of species sighted and identified by a bird watcher or naturalist over a lifetime.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- life vest — life jacket.
- life-size — of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original: a life-size statue.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- liquefies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy.
- liquifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- looseleaf — Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lowestoft — a seaport in NE Suffolk, in E England: famous for a type of china.
- magnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnify.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- mammifers — Plural form of mammifer.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.