6-letter words containing f
- alfven — Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970
- all of — You use all of before a number to emphasize how small or large an amount is.
- amalfi — a town in Italy: a major Mediterranean port from the 10th to the 18th century, now a resort
- annwfn — the other world; the land of fairies.
- arafat — a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj
- argufy — to argue or quarrel, esp over something trivial
- armful — An armful of something is the amount of it that you can carry fairly easily.
- arnulf — a.d. 850?–899, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 887–899: crowned 896.
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- as for — You use as for and as to at the beginning of a sentence in order to introduce a slightly different subject that is still connected to the previous one.
- aurify — to turn into gold
- aweful — Misspelling of awful.
- awfull — Archaic form of awful.
- b.f.a. — Bachelor of Fine Arts
- babeuf — François Noël (frɑ̃swa nɔɛl) 1760–97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the Directory and establish a communistic system
- baffed — to strike the ground with a club in making a stroke.
- baffie — (golf) A traditional name for a 5 wood.
- baffin — William. c.1584–1622, English navigator and explorer who led several expeditions to find the North West Passage
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- bagful — an amount that is or can be contained in a bag
- barfed — Simple past tense and past participle of barf.
- barfly — A barfly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars
- barful — presenting difficulties or obstacles
- basify — to make basic
- be off — leave
- beefed — Simple past tense and past participle of beef.
- beefer — (slang) A police informer.
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- befana — (in Italian folklore) an ugly good fairy who brings gifts to good children on Epiphany eve
- befell — to happen or occur.
- beflag — to decorate with flags
- beflea — to infest with fleas
- beflum — idle, deceptive, or cajoling speech
- befoam — to cover with foam
- befool — to make a fool of
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- befoul — to make dirty or foul; soil; defile
- befret — to fret greatly about
- begift — to give a gift or gifts to
- begulf — to engulf or overwhelm
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
- behoof — advantage or profit
- belfry — The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
- bepuff — to puff up
- bereft — If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it.
- biafra — a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
- bibful — secret information (esp in the phrase spill a bibful)
- biface — a prehistoric stone tool with two faces
- biffed — a blow; punch.