8-letter words containing l, a, f, r, e
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- 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.
- fellator — to perform fellatio on.
- femerall — a ventilator or smoke outlet in a roof
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- filagree — filigree.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filariae — Plural form of filaria.
- filature — the act of forming into threads.
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filtrate — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- finagler — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- fireable — Alternative form of firable.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- firecall — A call of fire alarm to a fire station.
- fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
- firehall — a fire station
- firewalk — An instance of firewalking.
- firewall — a partition made of fireproof material to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building or ship to another or to isolate an engine compartment, as on a plane, automobile, etc.
- flabbier — Comparative form of flabby.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flaherty — Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flanerie — idleness; dawdling.
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flankers — Plural form of flanker.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flappers — something broad and flat used for striking or for making a noise by striking.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flashers — Plural form of flasher.
- flatters — Plural form of flatter.
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- flatware — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
- flaubert — Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1821–80, French novelist.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- flavorer — One who or that which flavors.
- fleawort — a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
- flexural — the act of flexing or bending.
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
- floorage — floor space.
- flowrate — The flowrate is the speed at which fluid in a pipe moves, or the speed at which it moves from a reservoir into a wellbore.
- flymaker — a person who makes fishing flies
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.