8-letter words containing f, a, r, n
- fear not — You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.
- fenestra — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- fern bar — a stylish bar or tavern conspicuously decorated with ferns and other greenery.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- fernshaw — a thicket of ferns
- ferryman — a person who owns or operates a ferry.
- fibranne — viscose rayon made from spun yarn.
- figurant — a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- finagler — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- financer — (finance) An entity that provides financing.
- fine art — a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
- finedraw — (transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
- finestra — an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- finnmark — the markka of Finland.
- fire ant — any of several omnivorous ants, as the migrant Solenopsis geminata originating in tropical and subtropical South America, having a sting that produces a burning sensation.
- fireband — A band or bond forged by fire.
- firefang — combustion taking place in compost due to the heat produced by decomposition
- flagrant — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flancard — a piece of armour covering a horse's flank
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flanerie — idleness; dawdling.
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flankers — Plural form of flanker.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- floorman — a floor manager.
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- fomorian — one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- for gain — If you do something for gain, you do it in order to get some advantage or profit for yourself, and for no other reason.
- foraging — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- forehand — (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare backhand (def 5).
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- foremean — to intend in advance
- forename — a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- forerank — the first rank
- forewarn — to warn in advance.
- forfairn — worn out
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- formants — Plural form of formant.
- formosan — of or relating the languages spoken by the indigenous Taiwanese peoples
- fornical — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- forsaken — past participle of forsake.