8-letter words containing f, e, t
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- fan belt — (in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine, that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fantasie — Obsolete spelling of fantasy.
- far east — the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
- far left — of or relating to the extreme left wing
- far west — the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
- farebeat — to illegally avoid paying a fare, as by entering a public bus through the exit door.
- farfetch — (obsolete) Anything brought from afar, or brought about with studious care; a deep stratagem.
- farmette — (US, informal) A small farm.
- farthest — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
- fasciate — bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- fast ice — ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.
- fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
- fat cell — a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat.
- fat meat — fatback (def 1).
- fat pine — lightwood.
- fat-free — food: containing no fats
- fate map — a diagram or series of diagrams indicating the later structures or adult parts that develop from specific regions of an embryo or egg cortex.
- fateless — Devoid of fate.
- fatheads — Plural form of fathead.
- fathered — a male parent.
- fatherly — of, like, or befitting a father.
- fathomed — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- fatigued — of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
- fatigues — weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- fatimite — a descendant of Fatima and Ali
- fattened — Simple past tense and past participle of fatten fatted.
- fattener — One who fattens.
- fattrels — a collection of ribbon-ends
- faultier — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- faunlets — Plural form of faunlet.
- fauteuil — French Furniture. an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.
- fauvette — the French name, used by some English writers, for a family of birds more commonly known as warblers
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- fayalite — the iron end member of the olivine group, Fe 2 SiO 4 .
- fear not — You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.
- feasters — Plural form of feaster.
- feastful — festive, occupied with feasting
- feasting — Present participle of feast.
- feateous — (of people or dress) well-formed, handsome, aesthetically pleasing
- feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- feathery — clothed or covered with feathers; feathered.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- fecolith — A calcified fecal deposit.