8-letter words containing a, s, f
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- fadeless — not fading or diminishing; unfading.
- faeroese — a native or inhabitant of the Faeroe Islands.
- faesulae — a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001)
- failings — Plural form of failing.
- failsafe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fainites — a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
- fainness — the quality of being willing or eager
- faintest — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- faintish — Somewhat faint.
- fair sex — women as a group (usually used facetiously): an insult to the fair sex.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fairings — Plural form of fairing.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- fairways — Plural form of fairway.
- fairyism — fairylike quality.
- faisal i — 1885–1933, king of Syria 1920; king of Iraq 1921–33.
- fakeness — The condition of being fake.
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- falafels — Plural form of falafel.
- faliscan — a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
- fallfish — a large minnow, Semotilus corporalis, of eastern North America.
- falloffs — Plural form of falloff.
- fallouts — Plural form of fallout.
- falsetto — an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- falshood — Obsolete spelling of falsehood.
- falstaff — Sir John, the jovial, fat knight of brazen assurance and few scruples in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
- fameless — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- familism — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- familist — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- famishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fan base — the fans of a celebrity, team, media franchise, etc., when considered collectively: The fan base was crushed when the team moved to a different city. The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.
- fanatics — Plural form of fanatic.
- fanatism — Excessive intolerance of opposing views.
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fanfares — Plural form of fanfare.
- fangless — Without fangs.
- fantails — Plural form of fantail.
- fantasia — Music. a composition in fanciful or irregular form or style. a potpourri of well-known airs arranged with interludes and florid embellishments.
- fantasie — Obsolete spelling of fantasy.
- fantasts — Plural form of fantast.
- fantoosh — pretentious; ostentatious
- fanzines — Plural form of fanzine.