8-letter words containing f, i, d
- dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- edifices — Plural form of edifice.
- edifying — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
- effendis — Plural form of effendi.
- enfilade — A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- exfriend — One who is no longer a friend; a former friend.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- 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.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- faizabad — a city in E Uttar Pradesh, in N India: the ancient site Ayodhya, sacred to the Hindus, is nearby.
- famacide — a person who destroys another's reputation; a defamer or slanderer.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- 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.
- faradism — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- faradize — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- 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.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- fedelini — an extremely fine, strand-like pasta, thinner than vermicelli.
- feedings — Plural form of feeding.
- feedpipe — a pipe through which something is supplied to a machine or system, for instance steam to an engine, or oil to a tank
- feijoada — a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.
- fellside — The side of a fell (upland country).
- femicide — the act of killing a woman, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise: The rate of femicide where there is drug trafficking is far greater than it is elsewhere.
- fernbird — Bowdleria punctata, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
- fervidly — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fervidor — Thermidor.
- feticide — the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.
- fetidity — the state or quality of being fetid
- fibroids — Plural form of fibroid.
- fidayeen — Plural form of fidayee.
- fiddious — to treat (someone) as Coriolanus, in the eponymous play, treated Aufidius
- fiddlers — Plural form of fiddler.
- fiddling — trifling; trivial: a fiddling sum of money.
- fidelism — Castroism.
- fidelist — Castroism.
- fidelity — strict observance of promises, duties, etc.: a servant's fidelity.
- fidgeted — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- fidgeter — a person who fidgets
- fidonews — (messaging, history) The weekly official on-line newsletter of FidoNet, also known as "'Snooz". As the editorial policy of Fidonews was "anything that arrives, we print", there were often large articles completely unrelated to FidoNet, which in turn tend to elicit flamage in subsequent issues.
- fiducial — accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.
- fiefdoms — the estate or domain of a feudal lord.
- fielders — Plural form of fielder.
- fielding — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- fieldset — (Internet) A group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.
- fiending — Satan; the devil.
- fiendish — diabolically cruel and wicked.
- fig-bird — any Australian oriole of the genus Sphecotheres, feeding on figs and other fruit
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale