8-letter words containing l, a, f
- clawfoot — (medicine, uncountable) A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when bearing weight, i.e. it has a fixed plantar flexion.
- clear of — If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- coalface — In a coal mine, the coalface is the part where the coal is being cut out of the rock.
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- conflate — If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.
- confocal — having a common focus or common foci
- cornflag — a gladiolus, any iridaceous plant of the genus Gladiolus
- craftily — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- crateful — (informal) As much as a crate would hold.
- daffodil — A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a central part shaped like a tube and a long stem.
- damnfool — (informal) Contemptibly foolish.
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- deadfall — a type of trap, used esp for catching large animals, in which a heavy weight falls to crush the prey
- deadlift — a type of lift where the weight or barbell is lifted off the ground until the lifter is standing up straight
- dealfish — any deep-sea teleost fish of the genus Trachipterus, esp T. arcticus, related to the ribbonfishes and having a very long tapelike body and a fan-shaped tail fin
- dearnful — gloomy or heavy-hearted
- deathful — characterized by or causing death
- defaults — Plural form of default.
- deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.
- defiable — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- defilade — protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- deflater — a person or device that causes deflation
- deflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- draglift — a ski lift with a rope or metal bar by which skiers are pulled up to the top of a slope.
- 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.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- earflaps — Plural form of earflap.
- effluvia — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- enfilade — A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- evenfall — Dusk, twilight.
- f1 layer — the highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers, beginning at an altitude of about 80 miles (130 km) and consisting of two parts, the lower part (F layer) being detectable in the daytime only, the higher (F layer or Appleton layer) being constant and constituting the ionospheric layer most favorable for long-range radio communication.
- f2 layer — the highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers, beginning at an altitude of about 80 miles (130 km) and consisting of two parts, the lower part (F layer) being detectable in the daytime only, the higher (F layer or Appleton layer) being constant and constituting the ionospheric layer most favorable for long-range radio communication.
- fabliaux — Plural form of fabliau.
- fabulate — to tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fabulist — a person who invents or relates fables.
- fabulize — To compose or relate fables or fictions.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- faceable — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.