9-letter words containing s, u, i, f
- favillous — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- feng shui — Feng shui is a Chinese art which is based on the belief that the way you arrange things within a building, and within the rooms of that building, can affect aspects of your life such as how happy and successful you are.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- festucine — (obsolete) Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
- feudalism — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudalist — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- figurants — Plural form of figurant.
- figurines — Plural form of figurine.
- filaceous — composed of threads
- filatures — Plural form of filature.
- filovirus — any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
- finish up — complete
- firehouse — fire station.
- fireplugs — Plural form of fireplug.
- first run — the initial exhibition period for a film.
- first-run — designating or of:
- fish duck — merganser.
- fish glue — a type of glue made by prolonged boiling of the connective tissue of fish
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fishpound — a submerged net used in commercial fishing for capturing fish.
- fissuring — Present participle of fissure.
- fist bump — a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles.
- fist pump — a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.
- fisticuff — a cuff or blow with the fist.
- fistulate — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- fistulize — Pathology. to form a fistula.
- fistulose — Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.
- fistulous — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flautists — Plural form of flautist.
- flip-spur — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- fluffiest — Superlative form of fluffy.
- fluidised — Simple past tense and past participle of fluidise.
- fluidness — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- fluminous — Pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent.
- flunkyism — The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
- fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- focusings — Plural form of focusing.
- focussing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- foundries — Plural form of foundry.
- fountains — Plural form of fountain.