9-letter words containing st
- fetishist — belief in or use of fetishes.
- feudalist — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- fideistic — Pertaining to fideism.
- fidelista — Fidelist.
- fierstein — Harvey, born 1954, U.S. playwright.
- fillister — a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filmstrip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- filthiest — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- finalists — Plural form of finalist.
- finistere — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firecrest — a European kinglet, Regulus ignicapillus, having a bright, orange-red patch on the top of the head.
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- first aid — emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- first fit — (algorithm) A resource allocation scheme that searches a list of free resources and returns the first one that can satisfy the request. For example, when allocating memory from a list of free blocks (a heap), first fit scans the list from the beginning until it finds a block which is big enough to satisfy the request. The requested size is allocated from this block and the rest of the block returned to the free pool. First fit is faster than a best fit scheme, but results in more fragmentation of the free space because it is more likely to split up a large free block when a smaller block could have been used.
- first off — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- first run — the initial exhibition period for a film.
- first-run — designating or of:
- firstborn — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- firstling — the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- firstname — given name.
- firstness — the condition or quality of being first
- fiscalist — someone who believes that fiscal policy is of paramount importance in economic regulation
- 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.
- fistfight — a fight using bare fists.
- 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.
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- flabagast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flag stop — a bus stop at which a bus only stops if there is someone waiting or if someone wants to get off the bus
- flagstaff — flagpole.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flagstone — Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
- flamsteed — John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.
- flashiest — Superlative form of flash.
- flatstick — with great speed or effort
- flautists — Plural form of flautist.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- fleshiest — Superlative form of fleshy.
- flimsiest — Superlative form of flimsy.