8-letter words containing f, l
- bobfloat — a small buoyant float, usually consisting of a quill stuck through a piece of cork
- boil off — to remove or be removed (from) by boiling
- boil-off — Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown.
- boldface — (of type) having this weight
- box calf — black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding
- box file — a rigid file which opens like a box, usually made of strong cardboard and able to hold a large quantity of documents
- buffable — able to be buffed
- bulb fly — a hoverfly, the larvae of which live in bulbs and can become serious pests, esp the yellow and black narcissus bulb fly (Meridon equestris)
- bulfinch — Charles1763-1844; U.S. architect
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- bumfluff — the soft and fluffy growth of hair on the chin of an adolescent
- busulfan — a drug used to treat cancer
- cafestol — A diterpene molecule present in coffee.
- calcific — forming or causing to form lime or chalk
- calfless — (of a cow) having no calves
- calflike — resembling a calf
- calfskin — Calfskin shoes and clothing are made from the skin of a calf.
- califate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- califont — a gas water heater
- call for — If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
- call off — If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- carefull — Obsolete spelling of careful.
- cashflow — Of or pertaining to a cash flow.
- cat flap — opening in door for cat
- cat flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- catalufa — any of several bigeyes, as Pristigenys serrula (popeye catalufa) found in the Pacific Ocean.
- catchfly — any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped
- cefaclor — a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in the treatment of infections.
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- charmful — highly charming or enchanting
- chearful — Archaic spelling of cheerful.
- cheekful — the quantity that can be held in or cover a cheek
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- chelifer — Book-scorpion.
- chestful — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chockful — filled to capacity
- clafouti — a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- claw off — to avoid the dangers of (a lee shore or other hazard) by beating
- clawfoot — (medicine, uncountable) A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when bearing weight, i.e. it has a fixed plantar flexion.
- clear of — If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- clifford — a masculine name: dim. Cliff
- clifftop — A clifftop is the area of land around the top of a cliff.
- clip-fed — (of an automatic firearm) loaded from a cartridge clip
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- clubfeet — Plural form of clubfoot.
- clubfoot — If someone has a clubfoot, they are born with a badly twisted foot.
- coalface — In a coal mine, the coalface is the part where the coal is being cut out of the rock.