9-letter words containing y, f
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- dandruffy — Dandrufflike.
- dandyfunk — a type of dessert typically eaten at sea, consisting of a cake or biscuit baked in fat and molasses
- day shift — a group of workers who work a shift during the daytime in an industry or occupation where a night shift or a back shift is also worked
- dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
- deacidify — to render (a substance) less acidic
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- decertify — to withdraw or remove a certificate or certification from (a person, organization, or country)
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- defiantly — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- definably — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- definatly — Misspelling of definitely.
- definetly — Misspelling of definitely.
- deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.
- defraying — Present participle of defray.
- deglorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- demassify — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demulsify — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which an emulsion is permanently broken down into its constituents
- demystify — If you demystify something, you make it easier to understand by giving a clear explanation of it.
- demythify — to remove the mythical characteristics from (a person)
- denitrify — to undergo or cause to undergo loss or removal of nitrogen compounds or nitrogen
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diffusely — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- direfully — In a direful manner.
- dismayful — filled with dismay
- diversify — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- dobsonfly — a large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, biting mouthparts, and, in the male, huge mandibles that jut out from the head.
- dolefully — sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
- doomfully — in a doomful manner
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- drake fly — mayfly (def 2).
- dutifully — performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
- duty-free — Duty-free goods are sold at airports or on planes or ships at a cheaper price than usual because you do not have to pay import tax on them.
- dyestuffs — Plural form of dyestuff.
- dysfluent — Without proper fluency; not fluent.
- easefully — In an easeful way.
- el faiyûm — a city in N Egypt: a site of towns going back at least to the 12th dynasty. Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- entry fee — the fee you have to pay to join a society, club, gym, etc
- exemplify — Be a typical example of.
- eyes left — a command to troops to look left, esp as a salute when marching
- facticity — the condition or quality of being a fact; factuality.
- factivity — (of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left.
- factually — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- faculty's — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- facundity — (archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.
- fade away — to lose brightness or vividness of color.