8-letter words containing a, f, s, t
- forstand — (transitive) To stand against; oppose; withstand.
- forswatt — sweat-covered
- fortrash — (abuse, language) /for'trash/ Hackerism for the Fortran language, referring to its primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and slippery, exception-filled semantics.
- forwaste — to waste completely
- fostoria — a city in N Ohio.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- foxtails — Plural form of foxtail.
- fractals — Plural form of fractal.
- fractons — Plural form of fracton.
- fragfest — (computing, gaming) Video gameplay, especially for multiple players, involving extreme action, deadly combat, explosions, etc.
- frailest — Superlative form of frail.
- frankest — Superlative form of frank.
- frascati — a fruity white wine from Rome.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- fret saw — a long, narrow-bladed saw used to cut ornamental work from thin wood. Compare coping saw.
- frigates — Plural form of frigate.
- frontals — Plural form of frontal.
- gabfests — a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
- gas lift — Gas lift is a method in which gas is injected into the production tubing (= tubes through which hydrocarbons flow to the surface) to allow liquids to enter the wellbore at a higher flow rate.
- gastfull — dismal; dreary
- ghastful — frightful.
- glassfet — /glas'fet/ [Analogy with MOSFET] (or "firebottle") A humorous way to refer to a vacuum tube.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- grafters — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- halfwits — Plural form of halfwit.
- handfast — Archaic. a covenant or contract, especially a betrothal, usually completed by a handclasp.
- hasteful — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- headfast — a mooring rope at the bows of a ship
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- infarcts — Plural form of infarct.
- inflates — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- infracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infract.
- ingrafts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingraft.
- isograft — syngraft.
- jazzfest — A festival of jazz music.
- karstify — to become or cause to become karstic
- landfast — attached to or grounded on shore or land: landfast ice.
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained
- leafiest — Superlative form of leafy.
- leaflets — Plural form of leaflet.
- lifecast — a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- loftsman — a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- makefast — any structure to which a ship is tied up, as a bollard or buoy.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mastiffs — Plural form of mastiff.
- misfaith — Lack of faith; distrust.