8-letter words containing f, l, o
- hopefull — Archaic form of hopeful.
- hopefuls — Plural form of hopeful.
- hopfield — a field in which hops are grown
- horn fly — a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, especially of cattle.
- hornfels — a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- houseful — as many as a house will accommodate: a houseful of weekend guests.
- hoverfly — Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.
- humorful — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- ice floe — a large flat mass of floating ice.
- in flood — If a river is in flood, it is flowing over its banks because it has more water in it than normal.
- in folio — in the form or size of a folio
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- infolded — Simple past tense and past participle of infold.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- jetfoils — Plural form of jetfoil.
- joyfully — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- kill off — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- kinfolks — Plural form of kinfolk.
- kinsfolk — Alternative spelling of kinfolk.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
- laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- lead off — most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- lead-off — leading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda.
- leadfoot — a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually.
- leaflove — An African bulbul that frequents dense thickets, with mainly drab brown plumage and a loud bubbling call.
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- left out — omitted, forgotten
- leftmost — Farthest to the left.
- leftover — Usually, leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifebuoy — A life preserver, especially one in the shape of a ring.
- lifeform — Any specific living organism.
- lifehold — Land held by a life estate.
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- lifesome — (poetic) animated; gay; lively; sprightly.
- lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
- lift off — Aeronautics, Rocketry. the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. the instant when such action occurs.
- liftoffs — Plural form of liftoff.
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- live off — survive on, be supported by
- loaf pan — a rectangular metal or glass pan for baking cakes, breads, meatloaf, etc.
- loaf tin — a tin that is used for baking bread