8-letter words containing n, o, i, r
- fipronil — A broad-spectrum insecticide that disrupts the insect's central nervous system.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flooring — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- flouring — Present participle of flour.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- fomorian — one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- for gain — If you do something for gain, you do it in order to get some advantage or profit for yourself, and for no other reason.
- foraging — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- forcings — Plural form of forcing.
- foreigns — Plural form of foreign.
- foreking — A preceding king.
- forensic — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foreskin — the prepuce of the penis.
- forewind — a favourable wind
- forewing — either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect having four wings.
- forfairn — worn out
- forgings — Plural form of forging.
- forgiven — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- forgoing — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- forinsec — foreign
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- fornical — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- fornices — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- forswink — to exhaust through toil
- forthink — to regret or rethink
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frissons — Plural form of frisson.
- frobnitz — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to "frotz", or more commonly to frob. Also used are "frobnule" (/frob'n[y]ool/) and "frobule" (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, "frobozz" /fr*-boz'/ (plural: "frobbotzim" /fr*-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds,q "Under the TMRC (railway) layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as "Frobnitz Coil Oil". Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term.
- frocking — a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
- frogging — any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- frogling — A young or little frog.
- frondizi — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–1995, Argentine lawyer and political leader; president of Argentina 1958–62.
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- fronting — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- froshing — Present participle of frosh.
- frosting — a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frostnip — The first stage of frostbite.
- frothing — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- frowning — Present participle of frown.
- fruition — attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment: After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
- garoting — to execute by the garrote.
- garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.