8-letter words containing f, o, r
- pull for — favour, support
- puriform — resembling pus; purulent.
- pyriform — pear-shaped.
- q factor — See Q (def 6).
- q-factor — See Q (def 6).
- r factor — a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
- race off — to entice (a person) away with a view to seduction
- rack off — to go away; depart
- rain off — If a sports game is rained off, it has to stop, or it is not able to start, because of rain.
- rake off — a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise.
- rake-off — a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise.
- ramiform — having the form of a branch; branchlike.
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- ratproof — impenetrable by rats, resistant to rats
- re offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- re-offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- re-proof — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- recodify — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- reconfer — to confer again
- red wolf — a small, reddish-gray American wolf, Canis rufus, similar to the coyote: once abundant in the southeastern U.S., it is now near extinction in the wild.
- reel off — a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reflower — to flower again
- reforest — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- reformat — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- reformed — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism: a Reform rabbi.
- reformer — a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
- refresco — a refreshment, as a soft drink.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- reinform — to inform again or anew
- remiform — shaped like an oar.
- remodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- renforce — to reinforce
- reniform — kidney-shaped: a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
- renotify — to notify again
- reoffend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- reoutfit — to outfit again
- resoften — to make or become soft again
- retiform — netlike; reticulate.
- retrofit — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- ring off — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- rockface — an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff.
- rockfall — an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche.
- rockfish — any of various fishes found about rocks.
- rockford — a city in N Illinois.
- roll off — Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
- roll-off — Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
- roof rat — a black rat, Rattus rattus alexandrinus, often found on the upper floors of buildings in warm areas.
- roofless — having no roof.
- roofline — the outline of a rooftop.
- rooftree — the ridgepole of a roof.