9-letter words containing F
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter F. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate F within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| beautiful | 14 | delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration | a beautiful child |
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| afternoon | 12 | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | - |
| professor | 14 | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university | - |
| fantastic | 14 | ludicrously odd | fantastic Halloween costumes |
| following | 16 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| breakfast | 18 | eat an early morning meal | We breakfast at seven |
| forgotten | 13 | not noticed inadvertently | her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night |
| therefore | 15 | (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result | therefore X must be true |
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| carefully | 17 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | - |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
| favourite | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| financial | 14 | involving financial matters | - |
| influence | 14 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
| hopefully | 20 | with hope; in a hopeful manner | we searched hopefully for a good position |
| furniture | 12 | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy | they had too much furniture for the small apartment |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| affection | 17 | a positive feeling of liking | he had trouble expressing the affection he felt |
| effective | 20 | exerting force or influence | the law is effective immediately |
| defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
| interfere | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | - |
| butterfly | 17 | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| confusion | 14 | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | - |
| finishing | 16 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | - |
| fashioned | 16 | planned and made or fashioned artistically | beautifully fashioned dresses |
| fireworks | 19 | - | - |
| infection | 14 | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | - |
| confusing | 15 | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | sent confusing signals to Iraq |
| defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
| qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| fortunate | 12 | presaging good fortune | she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school |
| reference | 14 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| briefcase | 16 | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| offensive | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| fulfilled | 16 | completed to perfection | - |
| handcuffs | 21 | - | - |
| referring | 13 | - | - |
| preferred | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| fragrance | 15 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| followers | 15 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| transform | 14 | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | This experience transformed her completely |
| defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| formation | 14 | (geology) the geological features of the earth | - |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| housewife | 18 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
| fireplace | 16 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it |
| leftovers | 15 | food remaining from a previous meal | he had leftovers for dinner last night |
| informant | 14 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
| justified | 20 | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins | - |
| infirmary | 17 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
| filmmaker | 20 | a producer of motion pictures | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| chauffeur | 20 | drive someone in a vehicle | - |
| affecting | 18 | arousing affect | the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| stressful | 12 | extremely irritating to the nerves | the stressful days before a war |
| inflation | 12 | a general and progressive increase in prices | in inflation everything gets more valuable except money |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| reflected | 15 | (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back | reflected light |
| portfolio | 14 | a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather | he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio |
| ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
| suffocate | 17 | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | - |
| performer | 16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | - |
| fractured | 15 | - | - |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| plaintiff | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| fertility | 15 | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth | - |
| freelance | 14 | serving for wages in a foreign army | - |
| informing | 15 | a speech act that conveys information | - |
| nightfall | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| jellyfish | 25 | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles | - |
| footprint | 14 | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
| frankfurt | 19 | a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| blindfold | 16 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| financing | 15 | the act of financing | - |
| franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
| forgiving | 17 | providing absolution | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| horrified | 16 | stricken with horror | - |
| colourful | 14 | striking in variety and interest | - |
| sunflower | 15 | any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | - |
| perfected | 17 | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style |
| petrified | 15 | - | - |
| defective | 18 | having a defect | I returned the appliance because it was defective |
| farmhouse | 17 | house for a farmer and family | - |
| fictional | 14 | formed or conceived by the imagination | a fictional character |
| afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| imperfect | 18 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | - |
| painfully | 17 | in or as if in pain | she moved painfully forward |
| favorable | 17 | presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome | a favorable time to ask for a raise |
| mainframe | 16 | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing | - |
| heartfelt | 15 | sincerely earnest | heartfelt condolences |
| fantasize | 21 | indulge in fantasies | - |
| firepower | 17 | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target | - |
| fortnight | 16 | a period of fourteen consecutive days | most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight |
| offending | 17 | offending against or breaking a law or rule | contracts offending against the statute were canceled |
| frivolous | 15 | not serious in content or attitude or behavior | a frivolous novel |
| featuring | 13 | - | - |
| fruitcake | 18 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| freestyle | 15 | a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
| manifesto | 14 | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | - |
| flashback | 23 | an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier) | - |
| reinforce | 14 | strengthen and support with rewards | Let's reinforce good behavior |
| lifeguard | 14 | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | - |
| comforted | 17 | made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | the news make her feel comforted |
| interface | 14 | (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | - |
| afflicted | 18 | mentally or physically unfit | - |
| firsthand | 16 | from the original source; directly | I heard this story firsthand |
| flattened | 13 | having been flattened | - |
| forgetful | 16 | failing to keep in mind | forgetful of her responsibilities |
| plentiful | 14 | producing in abundance | a plentiful year |
| surfboard | 15 | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard | - |
| aftermath | 17 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | the aftermath of war |
| shellfish | 18 | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | - |
| safeguard | 14 | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | an insurance policy is a good safeguard |
| refreshed | 16 | with restored energy | - |
| deceitful | 15 | intended to deceive | deceitful advertising |
| firehouse | 15 | a station housing fire apparatus and firemen | - |
| freshness | 15 | originality by virtue of being new and surprising | - |
| fattening | 13 | subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter | a fattening hog |
| foolproof | 17 | not liable to failure | a foolproof identification system |
| framework | 21 | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | - |
| furnished | 16 | provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) | a furnished apartment |
| affidavit | 19 | written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath | - |
| refueling | 13 | the activity of supplying or taking on fuel | - |
| influenza | 21 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
| benefited | 15 | - | - |
| mortified | 15 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | felt mortified by the comparison with her sister |
| shuffling | 19 | the act of mixing cards haphazardly | - |
| profiling | 15 | recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people | - |
| chieftain | 17 | the leader of a group of people | - |
| nefarious | 12 | extremely wicked | nefarious schemes |
| sorrowful | 15 | experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss | sorrowful widows |
| lifesaver | 15 | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material | - |
| confessor | 14 | a priest who hears confession and gives absolution | - |
| fortified | 16 | secured with bastions or fortifications | - |
| firstborn | 14 | the offspring who came first in the order of birth | - |
| foresight | 16 | seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing | - |
| freighter | 16 | a cargo ship | - |
| clarified | 15 | - | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| infantile | 12 | indicating a lack of maturity | infantile behavior |
| disbelief | 15 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
| flammable | 18 | easily ignited | - |
| mummified | 19 | - | - |
| minefield | 15 | a region in which explosives mines have been placed | - |
| snowflake | 19 | a crystal of snow | - |
| glorified | 14 | accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing | - |
| infertile | 12 | incapable of reproducing | an infertile couple |
| craftsman | 16 | a creator of great skill in the manual arts | - |
| frostbite | 14 | destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene | - |
| workforce | 21 | the force of workers available | - |
| disinfect | 15 | destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing | disinfect a wound |
| flowering | 16 | a developmental process | the flowering of antebellum culture |
| frightful | 19 | provoking horror | a frightful crime of decapitation |
| bountiful | 14 | producing in abundance | the bountiful earth |
| resentful | 12 | full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will | resentful at the way he was treated |
| feathered | 16 | adorned with feathers or plumes | a feathered hat |
| bookshelf | 21 | a shelf on which to keep books | - |
| backfired | 21 | - | - |
| profanity | 17 | vulgar or irreverent speech or action | - |
| nightlife | 16 | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) | in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| crossfire | 14 | a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions | - |
| deficient | 15 | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | - |
| flustered | 13 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| cornfield | 15 | a field planted with corn | - |
| deafening | 14 | loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | - |
| diversify | 19 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| makeshift | 21 | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | - |
| fifteenth | 18 | coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position | - |
| foolishly | 18 | without good sense or judgment | He acted foolishly when he agreed to come |
| unfounded | 14 | without a basis in reason or fact | unfounded suspicions |
| unfolding | 14 | a developmental process | - |
| uplifting | 15 | the rise of something | the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky |
| finalized | 22 | - | - |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| styrofoam | 17 | a light resilient foam of polystyrene | - |
| driftwood | 17 | wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore | - |
| fanatical | 14 | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | - |
| forefront | 15 | the part in the front or nearest the viewer | he was in the forefront |
| specified | 17 | clearly and explicitly stated | meals are at specified times |
| comforter | 16 | a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | - |
| formulate | 14 | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | - |
| fraternal | 12 | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother | close fraternal ties |
| financier | 14 | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions | - |
| flowerpot | 17 | a container in which plants are cultivated | - |
| fortitude | 13 | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage | - |
| wolfhound | 19 | the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves | - |
| steadfast | 13 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | a steadfast ally |
| confidant | 15 | someone to whom private matters are confided | - |
| faithless | 15 | having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor | the faithless Benedict Arnold |
| falsehood | 16 | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | - |
| freshener | 15 | anything that freshens | - |
| olfactory | 17 | of or relating to olfaction | - |
| swordfish | 19 | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | - |
| forthwith | 21 | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith |
| falsified | 16 | - | - |
| fisheries | 15 | - | - |
| fornicate | 14 | have sex without being married | - |
| uniformed | 15 | dressed in a uniform | uniformed policemen lined the President's route |
| festering | 13 | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | - |
| furiously | 15 | (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner | winds were blowing furiously |
| deformity | 18 | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | - |
| unselfish | 15 | disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others | - |
| surfacing | 15 | emerging to the surface and becoming apparent | - |
| profusely | 17 | in an abundant manner | he thanked her profusely |
| fascinate | 14 | cause to be interested or curious | - |
| fireproof | 17 | impervious to damage by fire | - |
| fertilize | 21 | introduce semen into (a female) | - |
| foreclose | 14 | keep from happening or arising; make impossible | - |
| amplified | 17 | - | - |
| verifying | 19 | serving to support or corroborate | - |
| purifying | 18 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| forsaking | 17 | the act of giving something up | - |
| frankness | 16 | the trait of being blunt and outspoken | - |
| wherefore | 18 | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | - |
| playfully | 20 | in a playful manner | she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully |
| forgeries | 13 | - | - |
| underfoot | 13 | - | - |
| regretful | 13 | feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | felt regretful over his vanished youth |
| microfilm | 18 | film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
| frustrate | 12 | treat cruelly | - |
| befitting | 15 | appropriate to | behavior befitting a father |
| willfully | 18 | in a willful manner | she had willfully deceived me |
| selfishly | 18 | in an egotistical manner | - |
| magnified | 16 | enlarged to an abnormal degree | - |
| conferred | 15 | - | - |
| fingering | 14 | the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument | - |
| lifeblood | 15 | an essential or life-giving force | water is the lifeblood of India |
| forfeited | 16 | surrendered as a penalty | - |
| foolhardy | 19 | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker |
| fruitless | 12 | unproductive of success | a fruitless search |
| blackface | 22 | the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro | - |
| semifinal | 14 | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament | - |
| townsfolk | 19 | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | - |
| defeatist | 13 | someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions | - |
| deflected | 16 | - | - |
| fabricate | 16 | concoct something artificial or untrue | - |
| firestorm | 14 | an outburst of controversy | the incident triggered a political firestorm |
| newsflash | 18 | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | - |
| professed | 15 | openly declared as such | her professed love of everything about that country |
| reflector | 14 | optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece | - |
| masterful | 14 | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | a masterful speaker |
| firmament | 16 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| enforcing | 15 | - | - |
| overdraft | 16 | a draft in excess of the credit balance | - |
| womenfolk | 21 | - | - |
| fearfully | 18 | in fear | she hurried down the stairs fearfully |
| fieldwork | 20 | a temporary fortification built by troops in the field | - |
| flotation | 12 | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) | - |
| pitchfork | 23 | lift with a pitchfork | pitchfork hay |
| intensify | 15 | become more intense | - |
| liquefied | 22 | reduced to liquid form by heating | - |
| favorably | 20 | showing approval | he reviewed the play favorably |
| fragility | 16 | quality of being easily damaged or destroyed | - |
| nonprofit | 14 | an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities | - |
| refresher | 15 | a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments | - |
| faltering | 13 | the act of pausing uncertainly | - |
| bullfight | 18 | a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators | - |
| affiliate | 15 | keep company with; hang out with | She affiliates with her colleagues |
| rastafari | 12 | (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music | - |
| rectifier | 14 | a person who corrects or sets right | a rectifier of prejudices |
| resurface | 14 | appear again | The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York |
| fledgling | 15 | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers | a fledgling robin |
| beefsteak | 18 | a beef steak usually cooked by broiling | - |
| mystified | 18 | totally perplexed and mixed up | - |
| softening | 13 | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | - |
| unfocused | 15 | (of an image) not being in or brought into focus | at their edges things were pretty much unfocused |
| unfeeling | 13 | devoid of feeling for others | an unfeeling wretch |
| federally | 16 | by federal government | it's federally regulated |
| fairyland | 16 | the enchanted realm of fairies | - |
| flagstone | 13 | stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | - |
| foundling | 14 | a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown | - |
| notifying | 16 | - | - |
| tearfully | 15 | with tears; in a tearful manner | the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife |
| headfirst | 16 | with the head foremost | a headfirst plunge down the stairs |
| flagstaff | 19 | a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | - |
| formative | 17 | forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | a formative influence |
| frivolity | 18 | something of little value or significance | - |
| sassafras | 12 | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America | - |
| redefined | 14 | - | - |
| firewater | 15 | any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) | - |
| affluence | 17 | abundant wealth | - |
| officiate | 17 | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | His wife officiated as his private secretary |
| deference | 15 | courteous regard for people's feelings | in deference to your wishes |
| fervently | 18 | with passionate fervor | both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people |
| flatterer | 12 | a person who uses flattery | - |
| fostering | 13 | encouragement; aiding the development of something | - |
| unhelpful | 17 | providing no assistance | - |
| pocketful | 20 | the quantity a pocket will hold | - |
| ibuprofen | 16 | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach |
| diffusion | 16 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | the diffusion of knowledge |
| firestone | 12 | a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire | - |
| firebrand | 15 | a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning | - |
| festivity | 18 | any joyous diversion | - |
| outfitted | 13 | furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation | a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole |
| seafaring | 13 | travel by water | - |
| threefold | 16 | by a factor of three | our rent increased threefold in the past five years |
| reshuffle | 18 | shuffling again | the gambler demanded a reshuffle |
| defecated | 16 | - | - |
| fingertip | 15 | the end (tip) of a finger | - |
| flavoring | 16 | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | - |
| forestall | 12 | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | - |
| shortfall | 15 | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required | - |
| unfailing | 13 | unceasing | unfailing loyalty |
| malformed | 17 | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | a limp caused by a malformed foot |
| headscarf | 18 | a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
| confining | 15 | restricting the scope or freedom of action | - |
| configure | 15 | set up for a particular purpose | configure my new computer |
| formatted | 15 | - | - |
| gratified | 14 | having received what was desired | - |
| befuddled | 17 | confused and vague; used especially of thinking | - |
| refectory | 17 | a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) | - |
| refurbish | 17 | make brighter and prettier | we refurbished the guest wing |
| inference | 14 | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation | - |
| magnifier | 15 | a scientific instrument that magnifies an image | - |
| deferment | 15 | act of putting off to a future time | - |
| downfield | 17 | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field | he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards |
| dutifully | 16 | out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner | he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday |
| cockfight | 24 | a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs | - |
| fantasise | 12 | indulge in fantasies | - |
| fantasist | 12 | a creator of fantasies | - |
| faultless | 12 | without fault or error | faultless logic |
| felonious | 12 | involving or being or having the nature of a crime | felonious intent |
| fistfight | 19 | a fight with bare fists | - |
| flashbulb | 19 | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | - |
| therefrom | 17 | from that circumstance or source | public interest and a policy deriving therefrom |
| unrefined | 13 | not refined or processed | unrefined ore |
| swiftness | 15 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | - |
| proofread | 15 | read for errors | I should proofread my manuscripts |
| reformist | 14 | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | - |
| inflating | 13 | - | - |
| cuneiform | 16 | shaped like a wedge | - |
| defection | 15 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | - |
| deflector | 15 | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) | - |
| coffeepot | 19 | tall pot in which coffee is brewed | - |
| facsimile | 16 | an exact copy or reproduction | - |
| facetious | 14 | cleverly amusing in tone | facetious remarks |
| flatulent | 12 | suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal | - |
| fractious | 14 | stubbornly resistant to authority or control | a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness |
| fricassee | 14 | make a fricassee of by cooking | fricassee meats |
| backfield | 21 | the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen | - |
| roquefort | 21 | French blue cheese | - |
| modifying | 19 | - | - |
| objectify | 26 | make external or objective, or give reality to | - |
| mineshaft | 17 | excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine | - |
| signified | 14 | the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | the signifier is linked to the signified |
| soporific | 16 | inducing mental lethargy | - |
| pitifully | 17 | to a pitiful degree | wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women |
| profiteer | 14 | make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods | - |
| rectified | 15 | having been put right | - |
| honorific | 17 | an expression of respect | the Japanese use many honorifics |
| jackknife | 29 | a large knife with one or more folding blades | - |
| magnifico | 17 | a person of distinguished rank or appearance | - |
| defiantly | 16 | in a rebellious manner | - |
| electrify | 17 | equip for use with electricity | electrify an appliance |
| filthiest | 15 | - | - |
| flophouse | 17 | a cheap lodging house | - |
| flavorful | 18 | full of flavor | - |
| fleshless | 15 | - | - |
| fumigated | 16 | - | - |
| frigidity | 17 | the absence of heat | - |
| gleefully | 16 | in a joyous and gleeful manner | the old man had greeted her gleefully |
| bullfinch | 19 | United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) | - |
| archfiend | 18 | - | - |
| officious | 17 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself |
| pacifying | 20 | - | - |
| wherefrom | 20 | - | - |
| skinflint | 16 | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | - |
| spearfish | 17 | any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare | - |
| undefined | 14 | not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished | an undefined term |
| uniformly | 17 | in a uniform manner | a uniformly bright surface |
| profusion | 14 | the property of being extremely abundant | the profusion of detail |
| qualifier | 21 | a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb | - |
| infirmity | 17 | the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | - |
| infringed | 14 | - | - |
| healthful | 18 | free from filth and pathogens | - |
| confiding | 16 | willing to entrust personal matters | first she was suspicious, then she became confiding |
| defeatism | 15 | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | - |
| deflating | 14 | - | - |
| diffusing | 17 | spreading by diffusion | - |
| doorframe | 15 | the frame that supports a door | - |
| fastening | 13 | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | - |
| fiduciary | 18 | relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) | a fiduciary contract |
| fetishist | 15 | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) | - |
| flowerbed | 18 | a bed in which flowers are growing | - |
| fluctuate | 14 | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | - |
| flashover | 18 | an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) | - |
| footloose | 12 | free to go or do as one pleases | Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on |
| focussing | 15 | the concentration of attention or energy on something | - |
| foregoing | 14 | especially of writing or speech; going before | - |
| tactfully | 17 | showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner | he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble |
| transfuse | 12 | treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | - |
| subwoofer | 17 | a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies | - |
| refinance | 14 | renew the financing of | - |
| reunified | 13 | - | - |
| downdraft | 17 | a strong downward air current | - |
| factorial | 14 | the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer | 1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials |
| fungicide | 16 | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | - |
| freakiest | 16 | - | - |
| freemason | 14 | a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love | - |
| gainfully | 16 | in a gainful way | are you gainfully employed now? |
| barefaced | 17 | unrestrained by convention or propriety | a barefaced hypocrite |
| bombproof | 20 | able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | bombproof shelter |
| afterglow | 16 | a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
| nullified | 13 | deprived of legal force | - |
| signifier | 13 | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | - |
| refilling | 13 | filling again by supplying what has been used up | - |
| reflexive | 22 | a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent | - |
| inflaming | 15 | arousal to violent emotion | - |
| ineffable | 17 | too sacred to be uttered | the ineffable name of the Deity |
| kerfuffle | 22 | a disorderly outburst or tumult | - |
| deflation | 13 | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices | - |
| disfigure | 14 | mar or spoil the appearance of | The vandals disfigured the statue |
| faintness | 12 | the trait of lacking boldness and courage | faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose |
| fetishism | 17 | sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | - |
| flatbread | 15 | any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough | - |
| foretaste | 12 | an early limited awareness of something yet to occur | - |
| forecourt | 14 | the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings | - |
| footstool | 12 | a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | - |
| calcified | 17 | - | - |
| carrefour | 14 | a junction where one street or road crosses another | - |
| angelfish | 16 | sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | - |
| affective | 20 | characterized by emotion | - |
| wolfsbane | 17 | poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock | - |
| zinfandel | 22 | dry fruity red wine from California | - |
| vouchsafe | 20 | grant in a condescending manner | - |
| shiftless | 15 | lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy | a shiftless student |
| putrefied | 15 | - | - |
| personify | 17 | represent, as of a character on stage | - |
| impactful | 18 | - | - |
| cornflake | 18 | - | - |
| demystify | 21 | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from | let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about |
| coltsfoot | 14 | tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | - |
| falseness | 12 | the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | - |
| fertilise | 12 | introduce semen into (a female) | - |
| floodgate | 14 | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | - |
| formulaic | 16 | characterized by or in accordance with some formula | - |
| formalize | 23 | make formal or official | We formalized the appointment and gave him a title |
| goldfinch | 19 | American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer | - |
| clingfilm | 17 | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food | - |
| midwifery | 21 | the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother | - |
| yellowfin | 18 | may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics | - |
| snuffling | 16 | liable to sniffle | - |
| stiffness | 15 | the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | - |
| preflight | 18 | - | - |
| puffiness | 17 | an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | - |
| pussyfoot | 17 | to go stealthily or furtively | - |
| reconfirm | 16 | confirm again | You must reconfirm your flight reservations |
| perfumery | 19 | an establishment where perfumes are made | - |
| hydrofoil | 19 | a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds | - |
| infuriate | 12 | make furious | - |
| farandole | 13 | a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures | - |
| federated | 14 | united under a central government | - |
| factoring | 15 | (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | - |
| firelight | 16 | the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) | - |
| fenugreek | 17 | annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry | - |
| feudalism | 15 | the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war | - |
| floorshow | 18 | a series of acts at a night club | - |
| forsythia | 18 | any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
| frugality | 16 | prudence in avoiding waste | - |
| funneling | 13 | - | - |
| framboise | 16 | the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange | - |
| furtively | 18 | in a furtive manner | the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night |
| handcraft | 18 | a work produced by hand labor | - |
| bucketful | 20 | the quantity contained in a bucket | - |
| shellfire | 15 | shooting artillery shells | - |
| skilfully | 19 | with skill | - |
| soulfully | 15 | in a soulful manner | he looked at her soulfully |
| snowdrift | 16 | a mass of snow heaped up by the wind | - |
| solferino | 12 | a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino | - |
| stupefied | 15 | in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock | lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow |
| undefiled | 14 | (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased | learn to speak pure English undefiled |
| pilferage | 15 | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles | - |
| perforate | 14 | having a hole cut through | a perforated eardrum |
| indemnify | 18 | make amends for; pay compensation for | - |
| inferring | 13 | - | - |
| inflected | 15 | (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch | his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one |
