8-letter words containing o, f, a
- crawford — Joan, real name Lucille le Sueur. 1908–77, US film actress, who portrayed ambitious women in such films as Mildred Pierce (1945)
- cream of — creamed purée of
- daffodil — A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a central part shaped like a tube and a long stem.
- damnfool — (informal) Contemptibly foolish.
- damp off — (of plants, seedlings, shoots, etc) to be affected by damping off
- dartford — a town in SE England, in NW Kent. Pop: 56 818 (2001)
- dash off — If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly.
- de facto — De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- defoamer — anything which removes foam or prevents foam from forming
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- draw off — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- f factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- f-factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- fabiform — Shaped like a bean.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- face bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- face out — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- face-bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- face-off — the act of facing the puck, as at the start of a game or period.
- facebook — A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals\u2019 photographs and names.
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- facework — The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- factbook — A book of facts.
- factions — Plural form of faction.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
- factotum — a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
- fade out — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- fade-out — an act or instance of fading.
- faeroese — a native or inhabitant of the Faeroe Islands.
- faggotry — (pejorative, slang) The quality of being a faggot (homosexual).
- fagoting — a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- fair go! — come off it!; I don't believe it!
- fairborn — a city in W Ohio, near Dayton.
- fairgoer — a person attending a fair
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- fake out — to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act