9-letter words starting with fr
- frontpage — Alternative spelling of front page.
- frontside — Denoting a maneuver in surfing and other board sports that is done counterclockwise for a regular rider and clockwise for a goofy rider.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- frontwise — Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
- frostbelt — Snowbelt.
- frostbite — injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
- frostfish — either of two North American fishes, the tomcod of the Atlantic Ocean or the round whitefish, that appear when frost sets in.
- frostless — with no frost
- frostline — the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
- frostweed — a plant, Helianthemum canadense, of the rockrose family, native to eastern North America, having narrow leaves and a solitary yellow flower.
- frostwork — the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass.
- frothless — without froth
- frouncing — Present participle of frounce.
- frowardly — In a froward manner.
- fructidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.
- fructosan — any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fructuary — a person who enjoys the fruits or rewards (of something)
- fructuate — to bear fruit
- fructuous — productive; fertile; profitable: a fructuous region, rich in natural resources.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- frugivore — any chiefly fruit-eating organism, as certain bats.
- fruit bat — any fruit-eating bat, especially of the suborder Megachiroptera, of tropical regions throughout the Old World, typically having erect, catlike ears and large eyes adapted for night vision, and either tailless or with a rudimentary tail, the numerous species ranging in wingspan from 10 inches to 5 feet (25 cm to 1.5 meters).
- fruit cup — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- fruit fly — any of numerous small dipterous insects of the family Tephritidae, the larvae of which feed on the fruit of various plants.
- fruit gum — a type of chewy sweet with a fruit flavour
- fruit jar — a glass jar for preserving fruit or vegetables, usually holding one pint or one quart and having an airtight cap.
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- fruiterer — a dealer in fruit.
- fruitfull — Archaic form of fruitful.
- fruitiest — Superlative form of fruity.
- fruitions — Plural form of fruition.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- fruitwood — any of various woods from fruit-bearing trees, used for cabinetmaking and the like.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- frusemide — Former BAN name of the drug furosemide.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- frustules — Plural form of frustule.
- frustulum — a small breakfast permitted on fast days.
- fruticose — having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- fruticous — (botany) fruticose.
- fry bread — a flat wheat bread made by North American Indians of the SW U.S., that is cooked by frying in deep fat until light brown and puffed on both sides