8-letter words containing f, e, l, a
- outflare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- overfall — A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges.
- overflap — a protective paper cover for artwork, usually of kraft paper.
- overleaf — on the other side of the page or sheet.
- paleface — Slang. a white person, as distinguished from a North American Indian.
- pantofle — a slipper.
- paraffle — an extravagant display
- pauseful — taking many pauses; full of pauses
- peaceful — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pedalfer — a soil rich in alumina and iron, with few or no carbonates.
- petaflop — a measure of processing speed, consisting of 1015 floating-point operations a second
- plateful — the amount that a plate will hold.
- prefixal — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- preflame — of the period before combustion
- red flag — communist symbol
- red-flag — to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose: The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done.
- reefable — (of a sail) able to be reefed
- referral — an act of referring; the state of being referred.
- rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.
- salified — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sea calf — harbor seal.
- sea lift — an operation to move people, troops or goods by sea
- sea wolf — any of several large, voracious, marine fishes, as the wolffish or sea bass.
- seafloor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- seal off — an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- selfheal — a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties.
- selfsame — being the very same; identical.
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- stageful — the number of people, or the amount of something, that fills a stage
- sufflate — to inflate.
- tableful — the number of persons that can be seated at a table.
- taffarel — taffrail.
- tafferel — taffrail.
- tafilelt — an oasis in SE Morocco, about 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- talkfest — a lengthy conversation, discussion, or debate.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- tea leaf — dried leaf of the tea plant
- teraflop — a measure of processing speed, consisting of a thousand billion floating-point operations a second
- the fall — Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind
- the flag — (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
- the flat — flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling
- tradeful — (of shops etc) full of trade
- twinleaf — a North American herb, Jeffersonia diphylla, having a single white blossom and leaves divided in two.
- unfabled — not fictitious
- unfailed — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- unfallen — past participle of fall.