9-letter words containing u, f, o
- fructidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.
- fructosan — any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fructuous — productive; fertile; profitable: a fructuous region, rich in natural resources.
- frugivore — any chiefly fruit-eating organism, as certain bats.
- fruitions — Plural form of fruition.
- fruitwood — any of various woods from fruit-bearing trees, used for cabinetmaking and the like.
- fruticose — having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- fruticous — (botany) fruticose.
- fuel flow — Fuel flow is the movement of oil or gas through delivery pipes.
- fugacious — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- fulgorous — brilliant; dazzling
- fulgurous — characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
- full bore — moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power.
- full moon — the moon when the whole of its disk is illuminated, occurring when in opposition to the sun.
- full stop — period (defs 10, 11).
- full toss — a bowled ball that reaches the batsman without bouncing
- full word — (especially in Chinese grammar) a word that has lexical meaning rather than grammatical meaning; a word or morpheme that functions grammatically as a contentive.
- full-bore — moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power.
- fullblood — person of unmixed race
- fullerton — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- fulminous — Explosive.
- fulsomely — In a fulsome manner.
- fumaroles — Plural form of fumarole.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- fumed oak — oak wood given a darker color and more distinct marking by exposure to ammonia fumes
- fumigator — a person or thing that fumigates.
- fumonisin — Any of a class of neurotoxic, pneumotoxic and hepatotoxic mycotoxins derived from fungi of the genus Fusarium.
- fun house — (in an amusement park) a building that is specially constructed and has devices for surprising and amusing patrons walking through.
- functions — Plural form of function.
- fungiform — having the form of a fungus or mushroom.
- fungizone — Amphotericin B.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- fungosity — the condition of being fungous.
- funloving — Alternative spelling of fun-loving.
- furacious — given to stealing; thievish
- furbelows — Plural form of furbelow.
- furcation — forked; branching.
- furfurous — containing or consisting of bran; resembling bran
- furiosity — Lb obsolete furiousness; fury.
- furiously — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- furloughs — Plural form of furlough.
- furrowing — Present participle of furrow.
- fusel oil — a mixture consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols obtained as a by-product in the fermentation of grains.
- fusionism — the principle, policy, or practice of fusion.
- fuzz tone — a distorted, blurred effect produced electrically in the sound of an electric guitar by increased vibrations or added overtones.
- fuzzboxes — Plural form of fuzzbox.
- go figure — expression incomprehension
- go out of — If a quality or feeling goes out of someone or something, they no longer have it.
- god-awful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- golf club — any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf. Compare iron (def 5), wood1 (def 8).