8-letter words containing o, f, a
- foodways — the customs and traditions relating to food and its preparation
- foofaraw — a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- foosball — A tabletop version of soccer in which players turn rods fixed on top of a playing box and attached to miniature figures of players, in order to flick the ball and strike it toward the goal.
- footages — length or extent in feet: the footage of lumber.
- football — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
- footbath — a bath for soothing or cleaning the feet.
- footcare — of or relating to the care of one's feet: a footcare specialist.
- footfall — a footstep.
- footgear — covering for the feet, as shoes, boots, etc.
- footmark — a footprint.
- footpace — walking pace.
- footpads — Plural form of footpad.
- footpage — an errand-boy
- footpath — a path for people going on foot.
- footrace — a race run by contestants on foot.
- footwall — Mining. the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore. Compare hanging wall (def 1).
- footways — Plural form of footway.
- footwear — articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.
- 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.
- for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- for sale — available for purchase
- foragers — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- 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.
- forbeare — Archaic spelling of forbear.
- forbears — Plural form of forbear.
- fordable — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- forearms — Plural form of forearm.
- forebear — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- foredate — to antedate.
- foredeal — An advantage; benefit; profit.
- foreface — the area of the head that is in front of the eyes: applied especially to four-legged mammals.
- forehand — (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare backhand (def 5).
- forehead — the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- foremast — the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
- foremean — to intend in advance
- forename — a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- forepast — bygone
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- forepeak — the extreme forward part of the interior of a hull (opposed to afterpeak).
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
- forerank — the first rank
- foresaid — aforementioned; aforesaid.