8-letter words containing f, e, u
- cuffless — having no cuff or cuffs
- curseful — (archaic) horrendous, horrific.
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- de kruif — Paul (Henry)1890-1971; U.S. bacteriologist & writer
- dearnful — gloomy or heavy-hearted
- deathful — characterized by or causing death
- defaults — Plural form of default.
- defluent — running downwards
- defrauds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud.
- defusing — Present participle of defuse.
- defusion — separation of the life instinct from the death instinct, a process often accompanying maturity.
- desulfur — to free from sulfur; desulfurize.
- diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffuse.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- dolefull — Obsolete spelling of doleful.
- doofuses — Plural form of doofus.
- 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.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- dubuffet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1901–85, French painter.
- duckface — Informal. a facial expression in which the lips are pressed together and pushed forward, especially in a photograph.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dyestuff — a material yielding or used as a dye.
- 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.
- 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.
- effluent — flowing out or forth.
- effluvia — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- effluxes — Plural form of efflux.
- effusing — Present participle of effuse.
- effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- effusive — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- eggfruit — the fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- engulfed — (of a natural force) Sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
- epifauna — animals that live on the seabed surface
- etouffee — Alternative spelling of étouffée.
- eventful — Marked by interesting or exciting events.
- f-number — a number corresponding to the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a lens system, especially a camera lens. In f /1.4, 1.4 is the f-number and signifies that the focal length of the lens is 1.4 times as great as the diameter. /, f/, f, f: Abbreviation: f.
- 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 out — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- fade out — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- fade-out — an act or instance of fading.
- faesulae — a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001)
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.