9-letter words starting with fo
- following — the act of following.
- followups — the act of following up.
- fomalhaut — a star of the first magnitude and the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- fomenting — Present participle of foment.
- fongafale — the capital of Tuvalu, on Funafuti Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.
- font name — a Christian name; baptismal name; first name.
- fontanels — Plural form of fontanel.
- fonticuli — fontanelles
- fontology — (XEROX PARC) The body of knowledge dealing with the construction and use of new fonts (e.g. for window systems and typesetting software). It has been said that fontology recapitulates file-ogeny. Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke. On the Macintosh, for example, System 7 has to go through contortions to compensate for an earlier design error that created a whole different set of abstractions for fonts parallel to "files" and "folders" - ESR
- food bank — an agency, group, or center that collects food and distributes it to the needy.
- food body — a mass of nutrients attached to a seed coat, which attracts ants and thus aids dispersal of the seed
- food coma — the feeling of sleepiness experienced after eating certain types of food, esp carbohydrates
- food crop — a crop, such as rice or wheat, that is grown for human consumption
- food fish — any fish used for food by human beings.
- food mile — a unit used to measure the distance that a food product travels from where it is produced to where it is sold or consumed
- food mill — a hand-operated kitchen device for puréeing fruits and vegetables.
- food wrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed, used for wrapping food
- foodborne — Transmitted through food.
- foodchain — Alternative spelling of food chain.
- foodgrain — Cereal (grain grown as human food).
- foodstuff — a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.
- fool away — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- fool file — (jargon) A term found on Usenet for a notional repository of all the most dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever. An entire subgenre of sig blocks consists of the header "From the fool file:" followed by some quote the poster wishes to represent as an immortal gem of dimwittery; for this usage to be really effective, the quote has to be so obviously wrong as to be laughable. More than one Usenetter has achieved an unwanted notoriety by being quoted in this way.
- fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foolishly — In an unwise manner; stupidly.
- foolproof — involving no risk or harm, even when tampered with.
- foolscaps — Plural form of foolscap.
- foot drop — extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.
- foot line — Printing. a line at the bottom of a page of type, especially a black line or a line containing the folio.
- foot rail — a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.
- foot rule — a ruler one foot (30.48 cm) in length.
- foot-drop — extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.
- footballs — Plural form of football.
- footbaths — Plural form of footbath.
- footboard — a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet.
- footbrake — a brake operated by applying pressure to a foot pedal
- footcloth — a carpet or rug.
- footering — Present participle of footer.
- footfalls — Plural form of footfall.
- footfault — to commit a foot fault.
- footframe — a rigid midsole molded into the back part of a shoe or boot, adding stability.
- foothills — a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
- footholds — Plural form of foothold.
- footlight — Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- footloose — free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities.
- footmarks — Plural form of footmark.
- footnoted — Simple past tense and past participle of footnote.
- footnotes — Plural form of footnote.
- footpaths — Plural form of footpath.