8-letter words containing l, y, e
- fentanyl — a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C 22 H 28 N 2 O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers. Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- fervidly — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- festally — In a festal/festive manner.
- fetology — a field of medicine involving the study, diagnosis, and treatment of the fetus.
- feudally — In a feudal manner.
- fidelity — strict observance of promises, duties, etc.: a servant's fidelity.
- fiercely — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- finitely — having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
- fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flaherty — Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fleshily — with respect to flesh; in a fleshy manner
- flexibly — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- flickery — Seeming to flicker; unsteady.
- fluently — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
- flunkeys — Plural form of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
- flustery — flustered or inclined to become flustered
- fluttery — fluttering; apt to flutter.
- fly line — a line for use in fly-fishing.
- fly page — banner
- fly-over — overpass across a motorway
- flymaker — a person who makes fishing flies
- flyovers — Plural form of flyover.
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- flysheet — A tract or circular of two or four pages.
- flyspeck — a speck or tiny stain from the excrement of a fly.
- flywheel — a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
- forcedly — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
- formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- frenzily — in a frenzied or frantic manner
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frozenly — While, or as if, frozen; in a manner that is cold, unfeeling, unmoving, etc.
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- futilely — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- gameplay — The tactical aspects of a computer game, such as its plot and the way it is played, as distinct from the graphics and sound effects.
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- gayelles — Plural form of gayelle.
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- geezerly — Geezery.
- gelidity — The state or quality of being gelid.
- gemology — the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstones.