8-letter words containing f, l, o
- fluxions — (obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus.
- fly book — a booklike case for artificial flies.
- fly into — If you fly into a bad temper or a panic, you suddenly become very angry or anxious and show this in your behaviour.
- fly-loft — to move through the air using wings.
- fly-over — overpass across a motorway
- flyblown — covered with flyblows: flyblown meat.
- flyblows — the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc
- flyboats — Plural form of flyboat.
- flyovers — Plural form of flyover.
- fo'c'sle — a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
- foamable — Capable of being converted into foam.
- foamless — Without foam.
- focalize — Focus (something), in particular.
- fog lamp — a powerful light for use in foggy conditions, usually positioned low down on the front or rear of a road vehicle
- foilable — to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- fold out — a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.
- fold-out — a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.
- foldable — to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- foldboat — faltboat.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- folderol — falderal.
- foldings — Plural form of folding.
- foldouts — Plural form of foldout.
- foliaged — Having foliage.
- foliages — Plural form of foliage.
- foliated — covered with or having leaves.
- folivore — any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
- folk art — artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.
- folkland — a former type of land tenure
- folklife — the everyday life of the common people, especially of a particular region, country, or period: 18th-century New England folklife.
- folklike — of the nature of folk
- folklore — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- folkmoot — (formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
- folksier — Comparative form of folksy.
- folksily — in a folksy manner
- folksong — Alternative spelling of folk song.
- folktale — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- folkways — The traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people.
- follered — Simple past tense and past participle of foller.
- follicle — Anatomy. a small cavity, sac, or gland. one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle.
- follicly — (jocular) With respect to hair.
- followed — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- followup — the act of following.
- fondling — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- fontanel — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- foodless — any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.