8-letter words containing f, d, r
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- dropoffs — Plural form of dropoff.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- dry-farm — to engage in dryland farming.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dwarfing — Present participle of dwarf.
- dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- enforced — Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- exfriend — One who is no longer a friend; a former friend.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- faceward — Toward the face.
- factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- faradise — /far'*-di:z/ [US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradising act - in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.
- faradism — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- faradize — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farmhand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
- farmland — land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.
- farmyard — a yard or enclosure surrounded by or connected with farm buildings.
- farrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of farrow.
- fathered — a male parent.
- fauchard — a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- federacy — a confederacy.
- federals — Plural form of federal.
- federate — federated; allied.
- feedhorn — a part of a satellite dish that collects the signal reflected from the main surface reflector and channels it into a low-noise amplifier.
- feedyard — an area where cattle are kept and fed when being fattened for market
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- feldsher — (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- fendered — provided or protected with fenders or a fender.
- ferdutzt — confused; bewildered.
- fernbird — Bowdleria punctata, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ferreted — Simple past tense and past participle of ferret.
- ferruled — Having a ferrule.
- fervidly — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fervidor — Thermidor.
- festered — to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
- fettered — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- fibroids — Plural form of fibroid.
- fiddlers — Plural form of fiddler.