9-letter words starting with fo
- form stop — (in poured-concrete construction) a board placed across a form to retain concrete until it sets.
- form word — function word.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formalize — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formamide — (organic compound) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formative — giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing.
- formatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formatter — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formboard — a board or slab serving as a form for poured concrete.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- formicate — To move like ants.
- formicide — A substance that kills ants.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formulary — a collection or system of formulas.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- formulize — formulate.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).
- fornicate — to commit fornication.
- forrarder — (chiefly jocular) Further forward; more advanced.
- forrestal — James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
- forskolin — (biochemistry) A labdane diterpene produced by the plant Coleus forskohlii; commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.
- forssmann — Werner [German ver-nuh r] /German ˈvɛr nər/ (Show IPA), 1904–79, German surgeon: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- forswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- fort drum — a military reservation in Watertown in N New York, approximately 10 miles (16 km) E of Lake Ontario.
- fort erie — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Erie, at the beginning of the Niagara River, next to Buffalo, N.Y.
- fort hood — a military reservation in central Texas, N of Austin.
- fort knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
- fort lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fort mims — Fort. Fort Mims.
- fort myer — a military reservation in N Virginia, N of Alexandria.
- fort peck — a dam on the Missouri River in NE Montana.
- fort polk — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W central Louisiana, SW of Alexandria.
- fort sill — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SW Oklahoma, N of Lawton; field artillery school.
- fort-lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fortaleza — a seaport in NE Brazil.
- fortalice — a small fort; an outwork.
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- forthcome — To come forth.
- forthwith — immediately; at once; without delay: Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.