9-Letter Nouns Starting With F

Here's the list of all the 1081 9-Letter Nouns Starting With F in the English Language.

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following
1. a group of followers or enthusiasts
2. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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furniture
1. furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
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framework
1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
2. the underlying structure
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frequency
1. the number of occurrences within a given time period
2. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
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favourite
1. a competitor thought likely to win
2. a special loved one
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financing
1. the act of financing
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formation
1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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franchise
1. an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
2. a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
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fragrance
1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
2. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
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finishing
1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
2. the act of finishing
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freelance
1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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fireplace
1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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fertility
1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
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freestyle
1. a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
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facsimile
1. an exact copy or reproduction
2. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
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followers
1. a group of followers or enthusiasts
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fisherman
1. someone whose occupation is catching fish
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flowering
1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
2. a developmental process
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footprint
1. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
2. a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
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fostering
1. encouragement; aiding the development of something
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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factoring
1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression
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flagstaff
1. a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
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forefront
1. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
2. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
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farmhouse
1. house for a farmer and family
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filmmaker
1. a producer of motion pictures
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fiduciary
1. a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
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faceplate
1. a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
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forensics
1. scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes
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flashback
1. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
2. an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
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foresight
1. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
2. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
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fieldwork
1. a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
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freshness
1. the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
2. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
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formative
1. minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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foreigner
1. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
2. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
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firestone
1. a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
2. a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
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fastening
1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
2. the act of fastening things together
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fifteenth
1. position 15 in a countable series of things
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fortnight
1. a period of fourteen consecutive days
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formalism
1. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
2. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
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fairytale
1. a story about fairies; told to amuse children
2. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
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formulary
1. (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
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flotation
1. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
2. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
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fledgling
1. any new participant in some activity
2. young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
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focussing
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
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firehouse
1. a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
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firepower
1. (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
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flowchart
1. a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
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fortitude
1. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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firestorm
1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
2. an outburst of controversy
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falsehood
1. a false statement
2. the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
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fungicide
1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
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financier
1. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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formality
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom
2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
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factorial
1. the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
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fragility
1. quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
2. lack of physical strength
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foreshore
1. the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
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freshener
1. anything that freshens
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flavoring
1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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freighter
1. a cargo ship
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fingertip
1. the end (tip) of a finger
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feedstock
1. the raw material that is required for some industrial process
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frostbite
1. destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
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firstborn
1. the offspring who came first in the order of birth
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fecundity
1. the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
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flashcard
1. a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher
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firmament
1. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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freestone
1. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit
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fenugreek
1. annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
2. aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
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faltering
1. the act of pausing uncertainly
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footstool
1. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
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footboard
1. a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
2. a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
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fruitcake
1. a whimsically eccentric person
2. a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
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foodstuff
1. (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
2. a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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fetishism
1. a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
2. sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
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flagstone
1. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
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feudalism
1. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
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farmstead
1. the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
2. a farm together with its buildings
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forebrain
1. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
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firebrand
1. a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
2. someone who deliberately foments trouble
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festering
1. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
2. a fluid product of inflammation
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fairyland
1. something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
2. the enchanted realm of fairies
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frankness
1. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
2. the trait of being blunt and outspoken
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firelight
1. the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
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forecourt
1. the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
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festivity
1. any joyous diversion
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frivolity
1. the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
2. something of little value or significance
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frugality
1. prudence in avoiding waste
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fullerene
1. a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
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foliation
1. (botany) the process of forming leaves
2. (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
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9-Letter Nouns Starting With F