8-letter words containing f, g, l
- firbolgs — any member of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland who were defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- fizzling — Present participle of fizzle.
- flacking — press agent.
- flag day — June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States.
- flag out — to register (a commercial vehicle) in a country other than the one in which it operates, usually in order to take advantage of favourable rates of taxation
- flagella — a plural of flagellum.
- flagfish — Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
- flagging — becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
- flagless — Without a flag.
- flaglike — Resembling or characteristic of a flag (cloth emblem).
- flagpole — a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.
- flagrant — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flagstad — Kirsten Marie [kur-stuh n muh-ree;; Norwegian khish-tuh n mah-ree-uh,, khir-stuh n] /ˈkɜr stən məˈri;; Norwegian ˈxɪʃ tən mɑˈri ə,, ˈxɪr stən/ (Show IPA), 1895–1962, Norwegian operatic soprano.
- flailing — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- flamming — a deception or trick.
- flanagan — Edward Joseph ("Father Flanagan") 1886–1948, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, born in Ireland: founder of a farm village for wayward boys.
- flanging — (music) a time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds.
- flanking — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- flanning — Architecture. the splay of a sconcheon.
- flapping — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flat bug — any of numerous flattened bugs of the family Aradidae, inhabiting the underside of bark and feeding on fungi.
- flatling — in a flat position; with the flat side, as of a sword.
- flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
- flatting — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- fleabags — Plural form of fleabag.
- fleaking — (UK, dialect, obsolete) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatched houses.
- flecking — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- fledging — to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
- fleecing — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- fleering — Present participle of fleer.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- fleishig — (in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products: a fleishig set of dishes; a fleishig meal.
- flemming — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1905, German cell biologist.
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- flicking — Present participle of flick.
- flighted — the act, manner, or power of flying.
- flighter — (of birds) to fly feebly; flutter.
- flingers — Plural form of flinger.
- flinging — to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- flinting — a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flipping — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- flirting — to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
- flit gun — a handheld, pump action sprayer for liquid insecticide.