9-letter words containing a, f, l, u
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- impactful — having or manifesting a great impact or effect: After the senator's impactful speech, her bill passed.
- influenza — Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu.
- laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- leaf rust — a disease, especially of cereals and other grasses, characterized by rust-colored pustules of spores on the affected leaf blades and sheaths and caused by any of several rust fungi.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- luftwaffe — air force.
- magnaflux — to test (iron or steel) for defects using the Magnaflux method.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- matterful — (of an author or book) full of interesting or significant ideas
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- nonfeudal — not feudal or related to the feudal system
- nukualofa — a Polynesian kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the S Pacific, NE of New Zealand: a former British protectorate. About 270 sq. mi. (700 sq. km). Capital: Nukualofa.
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting
- playfully — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- postfault — taking place after a fault
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prayerful — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- prefeudal — of the period before the feudal era
- puff-ball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
- puftaloon — a fried scone
- quad left — (in computer typesetting) flush left.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- rauwolfia — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- regardful — observant; attentive; heedful (often followed by of): a man regardful of the feelings of others.
- requalify — to qualify again
- rewardful — offering reward; rewarding
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- sugarloaf — a large, usually conical loaf or mass of hard refined sugar: the common form of household sugar until the mid-19th century.
- sulfatase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric acid esters.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfatize — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- sulfurate — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- surf clam — any of several typically large common clams of the family Mactridae, inhabiting the zone of breaking surf in coastal waters.
- surficial — of or relating to a surface, especially the land surface: a surficial geologic deposit.
- tactfully — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- teacupful — as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams).
- team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.