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8-letter words containing f, o, n

  • fisnomie — an archaic spelling of physiognomy
  • fissions — Plural form of fission.
  • fistnote — a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
  • fit into — be small enough for
  • fit note — a medical note for an employer setting out the work an employee is able to perform, taking into account his or her health condition
  • fittonia — either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • fixation — the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
  • fixpoint — fixed point
  • flame on — (messaging, jargon)   To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
  • flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
  • 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.
  • flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
  • flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
  • 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.
  • flection — the act of bending.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • floatant — a substance used in fly-fishing to help dry flies to float
  • floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
  • floccing — Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
  • flocking — a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
  • flogging — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
  • flooding — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
  • flooring — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • floorman — a floor manager.
  • flopping — Present participle of flop.
  • florence — Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
  • florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
  • florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
  • flossing — The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
  • flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
  • flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
  • flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • flouring — Present participle of flour.
  • flouting — Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
  • flunkout — a person who has flunked out of school or a course.
  • fluorene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
  • fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
  • fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
  • fluxions — (obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus.
  • 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.
  • flyblown — covered with flyblows: flyblown meat.
  • focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
  • fog bank — a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.
  • fogbound — unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.
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