8-letter words containing e, u, l, o
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- evolutes — Plural form of evolute.
- evulsion — (now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
- feel out — to perceive or examine by touch.
- felonous — wicked, evil; of the character of a felon
- filioque — (theology) The use of the Latin word filioque (and the son) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
- flameout — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flexuous — full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- floccule — something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool.
- floscule — a floret; a single blossom of a composite flower
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- fluework — the flue stops of an organ collectively
- fluorene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- fluoride — a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
- fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- fluorite — a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
- footrule — rigid measure, one foot in length
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- formulae — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- foulness — the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.
- fourplex — quadplex.
- fuculose — (carbohydrate) A deoxysugar related to tagatose.
- fuel oil — an oil used for fuel, especially one used as a substitute for coal, as crude petroleum.
- fuel rod — nuclear fuel contained in a long thin-walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor.
- fuelwood — any wood used as a fuel; firewood
- fullsome — Misspelling of fulsome.
- fumarole — a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
- funkhole — a dugout
- furbelow — a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
- fusarole — a type of architectural moulding often found below the echinus or quarter round of a column
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gelibolu — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- globules — Plural form of globule.
- globulet — a small globule
- glucogen — Alternative form of glycogen.
- grouplet — a small group
- gunkhole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gurgoyle — Alternative form of gargoyle.
- help out — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- hog fuel — wood chips or shavings, residue from sawmills, etc., used for fuel, landfill, animal feed, and surfacing paths and running tracks.
- hole out — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- honeyful — full of honey
- hopefull — Archaic form of hopeful.
- hopefuls — Plural form of hopeful.