8-letter words containing l, e, a, f
- fumarole — a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
- fundable — Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
- funerals — Plural form of funeral.
- funereal — of or suitable for a funeral.
- fur seal — any of several eared seals, as Callorhinus alascanus, having a plush underfur used in making coats, trimmings, etc.
- furculae — Plural form of furcula.
- fusarole — a type of architectural moulding often found below the echinus or quarter round of a column
- fuselage — the complete central structure to which the wing, tail surfaces, and engines are attached on an airplane.
- gadflies — Plural form of gadfly.
- gamefowl — A gamebird.
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- gasfield — a subterranean area where natural gas is found
- gatefold — foldout (def 1).
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- glassfet — /glas'fet/ [Analogy with MOSFET] (or "firebottle") A humorous way to refer to a vacuum tube.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- greatful — Misspelling of grateful.
- hadfield — Sir Robert Abbott, 1858–1940, English metallurgist and industrialist.
- half one — 30 minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, etc
- half-lie — something that a person says or writes that they know to be partly untrue
- half-pie — poorly planned or conceived
- halfbeak — any of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw.
- halflife — Alternative spelling of half-life.
- halfness — The quality of being half; incompleteness.
- halfpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.
- halfpipe — Alternative form of half-pipe.
- halftime — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- harfleur — a port in N France, in Seine-Maritime department: important centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 8602 (2005)
- hasteful — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- hatefull — Obsolete form of hateful.
- hatfield — a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into (Welwyn Hatfield) 1974.
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- heartful — An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.
- hexafoil — a pattern with six lobes around a regular hexagon
- icefalls — Plural form of icefall.
- ill fame — bad reputation, especially in sexual matters.
- infernal — hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflamer — (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
- inflames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame.
- 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.
- jalfrezi — A style of curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillis.
- kalewife — a female vegetable or cabbage seller
- kalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.