8-letter words containing a, d, f, r
- foreyard — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
- forkhead — the head of an arrow
- formated — Misspelling of formatted.
- forstand — (transitive) To stand against; oppose; withstand.
- forwards — forward.
- forzando — sforzando
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- fpm dram — Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
- frampold — bad-tempered; peevish
- fraudful — Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; fraudulent.
- frazzled — worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
- fredaine — a prank; a practical joke
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- freedman — a man who has been freed from slavery.
- freehand — drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids: a freehand map.
- freeload — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- frescade — a shaded walkway
- freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- friedman — Bruce Jay, born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- frog pad — a rubber or leather cushion fixed to a leather sole and fitted under a horseshoe to reduce shock to a horse's foot
- frondage — (collectively) the fronds (of a plant)
- frybread — a Native American fried bread made with wheat or corn flour, often served on special occasions
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.
- furcated — Forked or branched.
- furnaced — (in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces.
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- giraffid — An animal of the family Giraffidae (such as the giraffe and okapi).
- half-rod — a unit of length equal to 2.75 yards or 8.25 feet (2.52 meters).
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- hardface — an uncompromising person
- hartford — a state in the NE United States. 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
- head for — go towards, go to
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- kordofan — a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leftward — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- off-road — designed, built, or used for traveling off public roads, especially on unpaved roads, trails, beaches, or rough terrain: an off-road vehicle.
- offboard — not carried, installed, etc., within a vehicle or electronic device: offboard software to track and control the robot's movement.
- old fart — fart (def 2).
- on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- pedalfer — a soil rich in alumina and iron, with few or no carbonates.
- predraft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- prefaced — a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
- prefaded — given a faded or worn look beforehand (as of jeans, etc)
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- radcliff — a city in central Kentucky.
- radium f — an isotope of polonium: polonium 210.