8-letter words containing f, u, r
- desulfur — to free from sulfur; desulfurize.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- 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.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- ear tuft — a tuft of long feathers above the eyes of some owls and other birds that becomes erect when the bird is excited or afraid but is not used in hearing.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- eggfruit — the fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena
- f-number — a number corresponding to the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a lens system, especially a camera lens. In f /1.4, 1.4 is the f-number and signifies that the focal length of the lens is 1.4 times as great as the diameter. /, f/, f, f: Abbreviation: f.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farouche — fierce.
- farouk i — 1920–65, last king of Egypt (1936–52). He was forced to abdicate (1952)
- farquhar — George, 1678–1707, English playwright, born in Ireland.
- farragut — David Glasgow, 1801–70, U.S. admiral: won the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay for the Union in the U.S. Civil War.
- faubourg — a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.
- faucaria — any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.
- fauchard — a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
- faulkner — William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.
- faultier — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- faux fur — artificial animal pelt
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- favourer — Alternative form of favorer.
- fearfull — Archaic form of fearful.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- february — the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years. Abbreviation: Feb.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- ferdutzt — confused; bewildered.
- ferguson — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- ferreous — of, resembling, or containing iron: a ferreous alloy.
- ferruled — Having a ferrule.
- ferrules — Plural form of ferrule.
- feruling — Present participle of ferule.
- fervours — Plural form of fervour.
- feverous — feverish.
- fiberous — Misspelling of fibrous.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- figueres — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1906–1990, Costa Rican businessman and political leader: president 1953–58, 1970–74.
- figurant — a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.