8-letter words containing f, e, a
- defatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- defaults — Plural form of default.
- defeated — having suffered defeat; beaten
- defeater — to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
- defecate — When people and animals defecate, they get rid of waste matter from their body through their anus.
- deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.
- defiable — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
- defilade — protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
- definate — Misspelling of definite.
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- deflater — a person or device that causes deflation
- deflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- defoamer — anything which removes foam or prevents foam from forming
- defrauds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud.
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- defrayed — to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
- denazify — to free or declare (people, institutions, etc) freed from Nazi influence or ideology
- deskfast — breakfast eaten at one's desk at work
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- draftees — Plural form of draftee.
- drafters — Plural form of drafter.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- driftage — the action or an amount of drifting.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- duckface — Informal. a facial expression in which the lips are pressed together and pushed forward, especially in a photograph.
- ear tuft — a tuft of long feathers above the eyes of some owls and other birds that becomes erect when the bird is excited or afraid but is not used in hearing.
- earflaps — Plural form of earflap.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
- effacing — Present participle of efface.
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- effluvia — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- enfilade — A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- engrafts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engraft.
- epifauna — animals that live on the seabed surface
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- evenfall — Dusk, twilight.
- f1 layer — the highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers, beginning at an altitude of about 80 miles (130 km) and consisting of two parts, the lower part (F layer) being detectable in the daytime only, the higher (F layer or Appleton layer) being constant and constituting the ionospheric layer most favorable for long-range radio communication.
- f2 layer — the highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers, beginning at an altitude of about 80 miles (130 km) and consisting of two parts, the lower part (F layer) being detectable in the daytime only, the higher (F layer or Appleton layer) being constant and constituting the ionospheric layer most favorable for long-range radio communication.
- fabulate — to tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.
- fabulize — To compose or relate fables or fictions.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- face bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.