8-letter words containing f, a, l, o
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- fall for — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall off — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall out — an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- falloffs — Plural form of falloff.
- fallouts — Plural form of fallout.
- fallower — A person or machine that fallows, a reaper or plowman.
- falmouth — a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.
- falsetto — an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- falshood — Obsolete spelling of falsehood.
- faltboat — a small boat having a collapsible wooden frame covered with waterproof cloth or plastic.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fanagalo — a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa.
- fanakalo — a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa.
- farnesol — a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- farolito — luminaria.
- fasciola — (anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- favelado — a person who lives in a favela.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- fellatio — oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- fellator — to perform fellatio on.
- filatory — a machine for spinning thread
- flag out — to register (a commercial vehicle) in a country other than the one in which it operates, usually in order to take advantage of favourable rates of taxation
- flagpole — a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.
- flame on — (messaging, jargon) To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flameout — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flat top — an aircraft carrier.
- flat-out — moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- flat-top — an aircraft carrier.
- flatboat — a large, flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, especially on rivers.
- flatfoot — Pathology. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
- flatform — A type of shoe with a flat, platform sole.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
- flattops — Plural form of flattop.
- flatuous — flatulent
- flatwork — sheets, tablecloths, etc., that are ordinarily ironed mechanically, as on a mangle, rather than by hand.
- flatworm — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth.
- flavanol — (organic compound) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton.
- flavonol — the 3-hydroxy derivative of flavone, many of whose derivatives, as quercetin, are naturally occurring yellow dyes.