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8-letter words containing i, f, p

  • flipside — (music) The B-side of a phonograph record.
  • floppier — Comparative form of floppy.
  • floppies — Plural form of floppy.
  • floppily — In a floppy manner.
  • flopping — Present participle of flop.
  • flypitch — an area for unlicensed stalls at markets
  • fog drip — water falling to the ground from trees, especially conifers, that have collected the moisture from fog.
  • foreship — the prow or forepart of a ship
  • foul tip — a pitched ball that glances off the bat into foul territory, usually near the catcher, ruled a strike if the catcher catches it before it hits the ground, otherwise ruled an ordinary foul ball.
  • frapping — to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
  • frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
  • frostnip — The first stage of frostbite.
  • frumpily — In a frumpy manner.
  • frumpish — a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
  • furphies — Plural form of furphy.
  • gap-fill — In language teaching, a gap-fill test is an exercise in which words are removed from a text and replaced with spaces. The learner has to fill each space with the missing word or a suitable word.
  • giftshop — a shop that sells items that are suitable for giving as presents
  • giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
  • gigaflop — gigaflops
  • half-pie — poorly planned or conceived
  • halfpipe — Alternative form of half-pipe.
  • hip roof — a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof.
  • hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
  • hopfield — a field in which hops are grown
  • impurify — To make impure.
  • infodump — Alternative spelling of info-dump.
  • infoporn — Information which does not serve a purpose other than to hold the attention of its audience; information for information's sake.
  • ipatieff — Vladimir Nikolaievich (ˈvlædɪmɪə ˌnɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ). 1867–1952, US physicist, born in Russia. He discovered the structure of isoprene (1897) and later developed high-octane fuels
  • keep fit — do physical exercise
  • keep-fit — Keep-fit is the activity of keeping your body in good condition by doing special exercises.
  • kelpfish — any of several blennies that are common among kelp. Compare kelp greenling.
  • kickflip — (skateboarding) An ollie where the board is rotated 360 degrees along its axis.
  • kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
  • lapidify — To become stone or stony.
  • lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
  • lumpfish — any of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.
  • napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
  • offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
  • oilproof — resistant to oil
  • opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
  • opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
  • pacifica — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
  • pacifico — a peaceful person.
  • pacified — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
  • pacifier — a person or thing that pacifies.
  • pacifism — opposition to war or violence of any kind.
  • pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
  • pair off — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
  • paliform — resembling a stake
  • panufnik — Sir Andrzej (ændreɪ). 1914–91, British composer and conductor, born in Poland. His works include nine symphonies, the cantata Winter Solstice (1972), Polish folk-song settings, and ballet music
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