8-letter words containing f, a, i, n
- grafting — 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.
- haffling — Present participle of haffle.
- halafian — of or belonging to the Neolithic culture chiefly of northern Syria, dating to the fifth millennium b.c. and characterized by adobe dwellings and polychrome pottery decorated with animal designs and geometric patterns.
- halfling — (in fiction and fantasy) a member of a race of small people.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- hawfinch — a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
- in a fix — to repair; mend.
- in a fog — dazed
- in faith — indeed; really
- in favor — in agreement
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- infamies — Plural form of infamy.
- infamize — to make infamous
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- infantly — (obsolete) Like an infant.
- infantry — soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.
- infarcts — Plural form of infarct.
- infaunal — the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- inferiae — (in Roman religion) offerings made to the spirits of the dead, often propitiatory in nature
- infernal — hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
- infinate — Misspelling of infinite.
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflamer — (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
- inflames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- inflater — A pump used to inflate tires.
- inflates — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- infracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infract.
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- ingrafts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingraft.
- intifada — (sometimes initial capital letter) a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- jafaican — a dialect of English spoken in London, with marked Jamaican influences
- janiform — Janus-faced.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- knifeman — A knifeman is someone who has attacked or killed someone with a knife.
- landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- loaf tin — a tin that is used for baking bread
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- magnific — magnificent; imposing.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- maniform — shaped like a hand.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift