8-letter words containing m, f
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- dry-farm — to engage in dryland farming.
- dumfound — To confuse and bewilder.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dummkopf — a stupid person; dumbbell; blockhead.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- empty of — lacking; without; devoid of
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- ensiform — Shaped like a sword blade; long and narrow with sharp edges and a pointed tip.
- f-number — a number corresponding to the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a lens system, especially a camera lens. In f /1.4, 1.4 is the f-number and signifies that the focal length of the lens is 1.4 times as great as the diameter. /, f/, f, f: Abbreviation: f.
- f-system — a system that indicates the relative aperture of a camera lens based on the f-number.
- fabiform — Shaped like a bean.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- facemail — a computer program which uses an electronically generated face to deliver messages on screen
- facemask — a mask worn to prevent the inhalation of fumes, or to avoid spreading germs
- facepalm — the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): She read the post and comments and did a facepalm. Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!
- facetime — Alternative form of face time.
- factotum — a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- fairyism — fairylike quality.
- fakement — Lb archaic A forgery; something faked.
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- falmouth — a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.
- famacide — a person who destroys another's reputation; a defamer or slanderer.
- fameless — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- familial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- familism — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- familist — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- famishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fan mail — fan letters collectively.
- fan palm — a palm having fan-shaped leaves, as the talipot.
- fan worm — feather-duster worm.
- fanatism — Excessive intolerance of opposing views.
- far from — not at all
- faradism — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farmable — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farmette — (US, informal) A small farm.
- farmgirl — A girl or young woman who works on a farm.
- farmhand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
- farmland — land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.