8-letter words containing a, f, t, c
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- foucault — Jean Bernard Léon [zhahn ber-nar ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ bɛrˈnar leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1819–68, French physicist.
- fractals — Plural form of fractal.
- fractile — (statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
- fracting — Alternative form of fracking.
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractons — Plural form of fracton.
- fracture — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- frascati — a fruity white wine from Rome.
- fugacity — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- fulcrate — having or supported by fulcra
- fur coat — overcoat covered with animal fur
- furacity — (obsolete) Addictedness to theft; thievishness.
- furcated — Forked or branched.
- half cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- half-cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- infarcts — Plural form of infarct.
- infracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infract.
- lactific — yielding milk
- lifecast — a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.
- liftback — hatchback.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- offtrack — occurring or carried on away from a racetrack: offtrack betting.
- olfactor — A smelling organ; a nose.
- outfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outface.
- pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- pencraft — the art or craft of writing; skill with writing
- perfecta — exacta.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- praefect — a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
- q factor — See Q (def 6).
- q-factor — See Q (def 6).
- r factor — a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
- race-fit — (of a person, animal, etc) fit or suitable for racing
- raft ice — ice in cakes or sheets overlapping or piled on top of one another.
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- sanctify — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- seacraft — the skills and knowledge of a sailor
- softback — paperback book
- trifecta — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
- trifocal — Optics. having three foci.
- typeface — face (defs 19b, c).
- warcraft — The art or skill of conducting a war.
- watchful — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- x factor — an unknown or unexplained element that makes something more interesting or valuable