8-letter words containing a, f, i, s
- faustian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel.
- fauvists — Plural form of fauvist.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- feasible — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- feasibly — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- feasting — Present participle of feast.
- feisal i — 1885–1933, king of Syria 1920; king of Iraq 1921–33.
- festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
- fetialis — (in Ancient Rome) a priest who was responsible for the sanctioning of treaties and making declarations of war or peace
- fiancees — Plural form of fiancee.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- fibromas — Plural form of fibroma.
- fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety.
- filmstar — Alternative spelling of film star.
- finagles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finagle.
- finalise — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalism — the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- finalist — a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- finances — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- finbacks — Plural form of finback.
- finestra — an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- firearms — Plural form of firearm.
- firebase — an artillery base, especially one set up quickly to support advancing troops or to forestall enemy advances.
- firesafe — being so constructed or protected as to be safe from destruction by fire.
- fiscally — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- fishable — that may be fished in: nonpolluted, fishable streams.
- fishbait — Bait for fishing.
- fishball — A Chinese food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball.
- fishcake — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- fishhawk — The osprey.
- fishmeal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.
- fishtail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fishtank — a glass-sided tank for keeping, displaying, or observing live fish or other aquatic animals.
- fishways — Plural form of fishway.
- fissural — Pertaining to a fissure or fissures.
- fistiana — the sport or world of boxing: one of fistiana's most colorful characters.
- fistulae — Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
- fistulas — Plural form of fistula.
- fixators — Plural form of fixator.
- flagfish — Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flatfish — any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult.
- flattish — somewhat flat.
- flatwise — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flautist — flutist.