9-letter words containing fl
- spongefly — any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.
- stuffless — without stuff
- sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
- superflux — an overflow; an overspill; an excessive amount or flow
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- tanstaafl — /tan'stah-fl/ (From Robert Heinlein's classic "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress") "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch". Often invoked when someone is balking at the prospect of using an unpleasantly heavyweight technique, or at the poor quality of some piece of free software, or at the signal-to-noise ratio of unmoderated Usenet newsgroups. "What? Don't tell me I have to implement a database back end to get my address book program to work!" "Well, TANSTAAFL you know." This phrase owes some of its popularity to the high concentration of science-fiction fans and political libertarians in hackerdom.
- teraflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second.
- the fleet — a former small creek in London, now a covered sewer
- the flood — the flood extending over all the earth from which Noah and his family and livestock were saved in the ark. (Genesis 7–8); the Deluge
- thieflike — like a thief
- top floor — highest storey of a building
- tram flap — transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: a piece of tissue, consisting of skin, muscle, and fat, taken from the abdomen of a woman and used in the reconstruction of her breast after mastectomy
- unbaffled — not baffled or confused by contradictions
- underflow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- unflanged — a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- unflapped — not upset or confused; unperturbed.
- unfledged — not fledged; without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young bird.
- unfleshly — not fleshly; not carnal or corporeal; spiritual.
- unfloored — without flooring
- unflyable — not able to be flown
- unraffled — a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
- unruffled — calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered: He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.
- unstifled — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
- van fleet — James Alward [al-werd] /ˈæl wərd/ (Show IPA), 1892–1992, U.S. army general.
- waldflute — an organ flute stop
- waxflower — (botany) Any plant of the genus Hoya.
- whifflery — frivolity
- whiffling — to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- wing flap — a control flap on the wing of an aeroplane
- wing flat — a flat, especially a two-fold, usually forming part of a unit of four panels of painted scenery.