8-letter words containing f, o, t, n
- frontman — a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
- frontmen — Plural form of frontman.
- frontons — Plural form of fronton.
- frosting — a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frostnip — The first stage of frostbite.
- frothing — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- fruition — attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment: After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
- function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- functors — Plural form of functor.
- fuzztone — an effects pedal which distorts electric guitar sound
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- hindfoot — A rear foot.
- in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- infector — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- infotech — Information technology.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- loaf tin — a tin that is used for baking bread
- loftsman — a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- matfelon — knapweed
- metafont — A system for the design of raster-based alphabets by Donald Knuth. A companion to TeX.
- montfort — Simon de [see-mawn duh] /siˈmɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), c1160–1218, French leader of the crusade against the Albigenses.
- natiform — resembling the buttocks; buttock-shaped
- no-fault — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- nonfatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- nonfatty — not fatty, not characterized by or composed of fat
- norcroft — (Contraction of Norman + Mycroft) A company producing C compilers, set up by Arthur Norman and Alan Mycroft. Now "sort of" called Codemist. The original Norcroft compiler was written by Alan and Arthur to provide a platform for teaching languages and compilers on the Cambridge University mainframe. They then went on to develop versions for the transputer, ARM and others.
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- notified — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- notifier — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- notifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notify.
- offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
- oftenest — (dated) Superlative form of often.
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- on faith — through trust; without proof or evidence
- outfence — to surpass at the sport of fencing
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- outfling — (intransitive) To fling outward.
- outfrown — to outdo in frowning; silence, abash, or subdue by frowning.
- ozenfant — Amédée [a-mey-dey] /a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1966, French painter and writer, in the U.S. after 1938.
- pantofle — a slipper.
- pentroof — a roof sloping in only one direction
- pfortran — Parallel Fortran
- pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
- pontific — pontifical.
- renotify — to notify again
- resoften — to make or become soft again
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- snootful — a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.