8-letter words containing f, e
- fair sex — women as a group (usually used facetiously): an insult to the fair sex.
- 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of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fairgoer — a person attending a fair
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- fairview — a town in NE New Jersey.
- fake out — to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act
- fake-out — prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a report showing nonexistent profits.
- fakement — Lb archaic A forgery; something faked.
- fakeness — The condition of being fake.
- falafels — Plural form of falafel.
- falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faldetta — a hooded cape worn by Maltese women
- fallible — (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.
- fallower — A person or machine that fallows, a reaper or plowman.
- falsetto — an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- famacide — a person who destroys another's reputation; a defamer or slanderer.
- fameless — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- famishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish.
- fan base — the fans of a celebrity, team, media franchise, etc., when considered collectively: The fan base was crushed when the team moved to a different city. The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.
- 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.
- fan oven — oven that works by convection
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fanegada — a unit of land measure in Spanish-speaking countries varying from 1.25 to 1.75 acres (0.5 to 0.7 hectare).
- fanfares — Plural form of fanfare.
- fangless — Without fangs.
- fanglike — Resembling a fang.
- fantasie — Obsolete spelling of fantasy.
- fanzines — Plural form of fanzine.
- far east — the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
- far gone — departed; left.
- far left — of or relating to the extreme left wing
- far west — the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
- far-gone — remote.
- faradise — /far'*-di:z/ [US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradising act - in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.
- faradize — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- fare war — a period of intense competition among airlines, characterized by repeated fare reductions rather than advertising, brand promotion, etc
- farebeat — to illegally avoid paying a fare, as by entering a public bus through the exit door.
- farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- farfalle — pasta in the shape of small bow ties with zigzag edges.
- farfetch — (obsolete) Anything brought from afar, or brought about with studious care; a deep stratagem.