8-letter words containing f, l, o
- 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.
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flat top — an aircraft carrier.
- flat-out — moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- flat-top — an aircraft carrier.
- flatboat — a large, flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, especially on rivers.
- flatfoot — Pathology. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
- flatform — A type of shoe with a flat, platform sole.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
- flattops — Plural form of flattop.
- flatuous — flatulent
- flatwork — sheets, tablecloths, etc., that are ordinarily ironed mechanically, as on a mangle, rather than by hand.
- flatworm — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth.
- flavanol — (organic compound) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton.
- flavonol — the 3-hydroxy derivative of flavone, many of whose derivatives, as quercetin, are naturally occurring yellow dyes.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- flavorer — One who or that which flavors.
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- flavoury — Possessing flavour.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fleasome — having fleas; flea-ridden
- fleawort — a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
- flection — the act of bending.
- fleshpot — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- 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.
- flexions — the act of bending.
- flexuous — full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- flick-on — a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and flicks it on with a gentle header or kick to another player.
- flintoff — Andrew. born 1977, English cricketer; an all-rounder, he played 79 test matches for England (1998–2009)
- flip out — 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.
- flip-out — 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.
- flip-top — (of a can) having a top with a tab or ring that when pulled up or off exposes a precut hole or peels off the entire lid.
- flipbook — a small book consisting of a series of images in different positions that create the illusion of flowing movement when the thumb is placed so the pages flip quickly.
- flipflop — Alternative form of flip-flop.
- floatage — an act of floating.
- floatant — a substance used in fly-fishing to help dry flies to float
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
- floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- floccing — Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- floccose — Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs.
- floccule — something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool.
- flockbed — a bed with a mattress stuffed with wool refuse, shearings of cloth, or the like.
- flocking — a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
- floeberg — a mass of ice floes resembling an iceberg.
- floggers — Plural form of flogger.
- flogging — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.