9-letter words starting with f
- fettering — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- fettucine — Misspelling of fettuccine.
- feudalism — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudalist — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudality — the state or quality of being feudal.
- feudalize — to make feudal; bring under the feudal system.
- feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- feuillant — a member of a club formed in 1791 by Lafayette advocating a limited constitutional monarchy: forced to disband in 1792 as the revolution became more violent and antimonarchical
- feuilleté — puff pastry
- feverfews — Plural form of feverfew.
- feverroot — horse gentian.
- feverweed — any plant belonging to the genus Eryngium, of the parsley family, especially E. foetidum, of the West Indies, or E. campestre, of Europe.
- feverwort — horse gentian.
- fiber pen — felt-tip pen.
- fiberfill — synthetic fibers, as polyester, used as a filling or insulating material for pillows, cushions, comforters, winter garments, etc.
- fiberglas — finespun filaments of glass made into yarn that is woven into textiles, used in woolly masses as insulation, and pressed and molded as plastic material
- fibonacci — Leonardo (leoˈnardo), also called Leonardo of Pisa. ?1170–?1250, Italian mathematician: popularized the decimal system in Europe
- fibrefill — a synthetic fibre used as a filling for pillows, quilted materials, etc
- fibrelike — resembling a fibre or fibres
- fibriform — of the form of a fiber or fibers.
- fibrillar — a small or fine fiber or filament.
- fibrillin — a glycoprotein responsible for the formation of elastic fibres in connective tissue
- fibrinoid — having the characteristics of fibrin.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
- fibrolite — sillimanite.
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- fictively — In a fictive manner.
- fid. def. — Fidei Defensor
- fideistic — Pertaining to fideism.
- fidelismo — Castroism.
- fidelista — Fidelist.
- fidgeting — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- fidgetted — Simple past tense and past participle of fidget.
- fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- field bed — a small bed having an arched canopy on short posts.
- field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
- field gun — a gun specially designed for service in direct support of front-line troops
- field pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage.
- fieldboot — a close-fitting knee-length boot
- fieldfare — a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.
- fieldgate — the site in an oil field where natural gas is separated from crude oil after the latter reaches the surface, for movement through pipelines.
- fieldmice — nocturnal mice
- fieldsman — a fielder in cricket.
- fieldsmen — Plural form of fieldsman.
- fieldvole — a small rodent, Microtus agrestis
- fieldward — towards a field or fields