8-letter words containing i, l, f, a, t
- fishtail — to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- fistulae — Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
- fistulas — Plural form of fistula.
- fittable — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- flatfish — any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flatline — (of a person) die.
- flatling — in a flat position; with the flat side, as of a sword.
- flatpick — a plectrum
- flatting — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flattish — somewhat flat.
- flatwise — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flautist — flutist.
- flax kit — a basket woven from flax fibres
- fleabite — the bite of a flea.
- fleapits — Plural form of fleapit.
- flippant — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- flokatis — Plural form of flokati.
- flotilla — a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- foliated — covered with or having leaves.
- forktail — Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
- foxtails — Plural form of foxtail.
- fractile — (statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
- frailest — Superlative form of frail.
- freetail — a free-tailed bat.
- gas lift — Gas lift is a method in which gas is injected into the production tubing (= tubes through which hydrocarbons flow to the surface) to allow liquids to enter the wellbore at a higher flow rate.
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- half-wit — a person who is feeble-minded.
- halftime — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halfwits — Plural form of halfwit.
- hatfield — a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into (Welwyn Hatfield) 1974.
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- infantly — (obsolete) Like an infant.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- inflater — A pump used to inflate tires.
- inflates — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- kalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- lactific — yielding milk
- leafiest — Superlative form of leafy.
- lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifecast — a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.
- lifemate — A companion for life.
- liferaft — Alternative spelling of life raft.
- liftable — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- liftback — hatchback.
- liftgate — hatch2 (def 9b).
- loaf tin — a tin that is used for baking bread