8-letter words containing n, a, f, l
- half one — 30 minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, etc
- halfling — (in fiction and fantasy) a member of a race of small people.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- halfness — The quality of being half; incompleteness.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- handfull — Archaic form of handful.
- handfuls — Plural form of handful.
- handsful — Plural form of handful.
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- infantly — (obsolete) Like an infant.
- infaunal — the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- 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.
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- l'enfant — ˈPierre Charles (ˈpjɛʀ ʃaʀl) ; pyer shȧrlˈ) 1754-1825; Fr. engineer & architect who served in the Am. Revolutionary army & drew up plans for Washington, D.C.
- landfall — an approach to or sighting of land: The ship will make its landfall at noon tomorrow.
- landfast — attached to or grounded on shore or land: landfast ice.
- landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- lanfranc — 1005?–89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and scholar in England: archbishop of Canterbury 1070–89.
- langlauf — the sport of cross-country skiing.
- lefthand — Alternative form of left-hand.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- llandaff — a town in SE Wales, now a suburb of Cardiff; the oldest bishopric in Wales (6th century)
- loaf pan — a rectangular metal or glass pan for baking cakes, breads, meatloaf, etc.
- loaf tin — a tin that is used for baking bread
- loftsman — a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- manfully — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- manyfold — by many times; by multiples: The state's highway expenses have increased manyfold in the past decade.
- matfelon — knapweed
- mooncalf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- nailfile — a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them.
- nailfold — the fold of skin at the base of the fingernail
- no-fault — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- nonfatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- nonfinal — not final or decisive
- nonfocal — Not focal.
- nonleafy — not leafy, having no leaves
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- nucflash — a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.