8-letter words containing o, r, a
- 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.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- 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.
- 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.
- foofaraw — a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
- footcare — of or relating to the care of one's feet: a footcare specialist.
- footgear — covering for the feet, as shoes, boots, etc.
- footmark — a footprint.
- footrace — a race run by contestants on foot.
- 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.
- foresail — the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- forestal — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forestay — a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
- foretake — (transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
- forewall — The foremost outer wall of a fortification.
- foreward — (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
- forewarn — to warn in advance.
- foreyard — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.