8-letter words containing n, a, f
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- farthing — a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fashions — Plural form of fashion.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fasnacht — a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
- fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
- fat pine — lightwood.
- fattened — Simple past tense and past participle of fatten fatted.
- fattener — One who fattens.
- faulkner — William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.
- faulting — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- faunlets — Plural form of faunlet.
- faustian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel.
- favonian — of or relating to the west wind.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- fear not — You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.
- feasance — the doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty.
- feasting — Present participle of feast.
- fedayeen — a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.
- fellahin — a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- feminazi — A radical feminist.
- fenagled — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- fenestra — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- fenlands — Plural form of fenland.
- 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.
- fern bar — a stylish bar or tavern conspicuously decorated with ferns and other greenery.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- fernshaw — a thicket of ferns
- ferryman — a person who owns or operates a ferry.
- fetation — the state of pregnancy
- fiancees — Plural form of fiancee.
- fibranne — viscose rayon made from spun yarn.
- fichtean — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.
- fidayeen — Plural form of fidayee.
- figurant — a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
- filament — a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filename — an identifying name given to an electronically stored computer file, conforming to limitations imposed by the operating system, as in length or restricted choice of characters.
- filipina — a female native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- film fan — a person who is very fond of watching cinema films
- filmland — filmdom.