6-letter words containing f, e
- defame — If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
- defang — to remove the fangs from (an animal or reptile)
- defast — defaced or blemished
- defcon — any of several alert statuses for U.S. military forces, ranked numerically from normal, 5, to maximum readiness, 1.
- defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- defers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defer.
- deffer — Slang. excellent: That hip-hop record is def!
- defied — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- defier — a person who defies
- defies — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- defile — To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- define — to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- deflea — to remove fleas from (an animal or bird)
- deflex — (of the grip of an archery bow) having the theoretical pivot point further from the archer's body than the theoretical pivot point of the limbs of the bow
- defoam — to remove foam from (something)
- deform — If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms.
- defoul — corruption; defilement
- defrag — to consolidate fragmented files and folders on (the hard drive of a computer or other electronic device) in order to make it run more efficiently
- defray — If you defray someone's costs or expenses, you give them money which represents the amount that they have spent, for example while they have been doing something for you or acting on your behalf.
- deftly — dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
- defuel — to remove the fuel from (a vehicle or aircraft)
- defund — to remove the funds from (a person, organization, or scheme)
- defuse — If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
- defuze — to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
- defyer — Alternative spelling of defier.
- deific — making divine or exalting to the position of a god
- dezful — city in W Iran: pop. 181,000
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- doffed — Simple past tense and past participle of doff.
- doffer — a person or thing that doffs.
- doofer — (slang) An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember.
- dueful — fitting, due, or suitable
- duffed — to give a deliberately deceptive appearance to; misrepresent; fake.
- duffel — a camper's clothing and equipment.
- duffer — Informal. a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person. a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf.
- duffle — a camper's clothing and equipment.
- earful — an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- ecofin — the council of European finance ministers
- efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- effeir — to suit or be appropriate for
- effete — lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- effigy — A sculpture or model of a person.
- effing — the word “fuck”; the f-word: peppering his speech with superfluous and highly offensive effs.
- efflux — outward flow, as of water.
- effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- effray — (obsolete) To frighten, startle.
- effuse — to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality.