8-letter words containing f, r, e, d
- defrayed — to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
- defreeze — the process of unfreezing
- defriend — to remove (a person) from the list of one's friends on a social networking website
- defrocks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock.
- defrosts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrost.
- defrozen — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- deptford — a district in the Greater London borough of Lewisham, on the S bank of the River Thames: formerly the site of the Royal Naval dockyard
- desulfur — to free from sulfur; desulfurize.
- differed — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- done for — past participle of do1 .
- draftees — Plural form of draftee.
- drafters — Plural form of drafter.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- driftage — the action or an amount of drifting.
- drifters — Plural form of drifter.
- driftnet — Alternative spelling of drift net.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- enforced — Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- exfriend — One who is no longer a friend; a former friend.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- faceward — Toward the face.
- factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- faradise — /far'*-di:z/ [US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradising act - in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.
- faradize — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of farrow.
- fathered — a male parent.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- federacy — a confederacy.
- federals — Plural form of federal.
- federate — federated; allied.
- feedhorn — a part of a satellite dish that collects the signal reflected from the main surface reflector and channels it into a low-noise amplifier.
- feedyard — an area where cattle are kept and fed when being fattened for market
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- feldsher — (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- fendered — provided or protected with fenders or a fender.
- ferdutzt — confused; bewildered.
- fernbird — Bowdleria punctata, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ferreted — Simple past tense and past participle of ferret.