8-letter words containing f, i, n, l, e
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- flemming — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1905, German cell biologist.
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- flexions — the act of bending.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- flincher — One who flinches.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- flingers — Plural form of flinger.
- flinkite — a greenish brown transparent mineral of the anhydrous phosphate group, with chemical formula Mn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4
- flintier — Comparative form of flinty.
- flittern — the bark of a young oak tree
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- fluellin — (obsolete) Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially spelink Veronica officinalis; speedwell.
- flunkies — Plural form of flunkey (Alternative spelling of flunkeys).
- fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- fly line — a line for use in fly-fishing.
- fraulein — an unmarried woman.
- frenzily — in a frenzied or frantic manner
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- fuelling — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- hindfell — the mountain on whose fiery top Brynhild slept until awakened by Sigurd.
- infernal — hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
- infidels — Plural form of infidel.
- infields — Plural form of infield.
- infilled — to fill in: The old stream beds have been infilled with sediment.
- infilter — To filter or sift in.
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflamer — (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
- inflames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- inflater — A pump used to inflate tires.
- inflates — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflect.
- inflexed — inflected; bent or folded downward or inward: an inflexed leaf.
- inflexes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflex.
- influent — flowing in.
- influxes — Plural form of influx.
- infolded — Simple past tense and past participle of infold.
- ingulfed — Simple past tense and past participle of ingulf.
- leftwing — Alternative spelling of left-wing.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- liefling — (South Africa) One held as lief or dear; a darling.
- life net — a strong net or the like held by firefighters or others to catch persons jumping from a burning building.
- lifeline — a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- lifeness — (rare, philosophy) The state or quality of having a life.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- like fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.