8-letter words containing f, i, r, e
- creatify — To edit, rewrite, and/or revise standard text using creative writing tools and techniques.
- crimeful — criminal; filled with crime
- crucifer — any plant of the family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae), having a corolla of four petals arranged like a cross and a fruit called a siliqua. The family includes the brassicas, mustard, cress, and wallflower
- de kruif — Paul (Henry)1890-1971; U.S. bacteriologist & writer
- debriefs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief.
- definers — Plural form of definer.
- defriend — to remove (a person) from the list of one's friends on a social networking website
- differed — 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.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- driftage — the action or an amount of drifting.
- drifters — Plural form of drifter.
- driftnet — Alternative spelling of drift net.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- effierce — to make fierce
- eggfruit — the fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena
- enfierce — to make ferocious
- enfringe — Alternative form of infringe.
- ensiform — Shaped like a sword blade; long and narrow with sharp edges and a pointed tip.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- etherify — (organic chemistry) To convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.
- exfriend — One who is no longer a friend; a former friend.
- f region — the ionospheric region in which the F layer forms.
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- 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of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.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.
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- 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).
- farinose — yielding farina.
- farmwife — the wife of a farmer
- farriers — Plural form of farrier.
- farriery — the art, work, or establishment of a farrier
- faultier — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- febrific — producing or marked by fever.
- feistier — full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
- feracity — (obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.
- fermions — Plural form of fermion.
- fernbird — Bowdleria punctata, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
- fernlike — Resembling a fern.
- ferocity — a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- ferriage — conveyance or transportation by a ferryboat.
- ferrites — Plural form of ferrite.