8-letter words containing o, f, a
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fleasome — having fleas; flea-ridden
- fleawort — a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- floatage — an act of floating.
- floatant — a substance used in fly-fishing to help dry flies to float
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
- floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- flokatis — Plural form of flokati.
- floodway — the channel and adjacent shore areas under water during a flood, especially as determined for a flood of a given height.
- floorage — floor space.
- floorman — a floor manager.
- florally — In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them.
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- flotilla — a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- flotsams — Plural form of flotsam.
- flowable — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- flowback — return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.
- flowrate — The flowrate is the speed at which fluid in a pipe moves, or the speed at which it moves from a reservoir into a wellbore.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- flyboats — Plural form of flyboat.
- foamable — Capable of being converted into foam.
- foamiest — Superlative form of foamy.
- foamless — Without foam.
- focaccia — a large, round, flat Italian bread, sprinkled before baking with olive oil, salt, and often herbs.
- focalize — Focus (something), in particular.
- fog bank — a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.
- fog lamp — a powerful light for use in foggy conditions, usually positioned low down on the front or rear of a road vehicle
- foilable — to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- foldable — to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- foldboat — faltboat.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- foliaged — Having foliage.
- foliages — Plural form of foliage.
- foliated — covered with or having leaves.
- folk art — artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.
- folkland — a former type of land tenure
- folktale — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- folkways — The traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people.
- 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.
- fondants — Plural form of fondant.
- fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- fontanel — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- fontange — Often, fontanges. commode (def 4).
- fontanne — Lynn, 1887–1983, U.S. actress, born in England (wife of Alfred Lunt).
- food aid — food donated, either by a foreign government or by a charitable organization, to people in need, usually in developing countries
- foodbank — a charitable organization which distributes food aid to people in financial difficulty