8-letter words containing r, a, u
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farouche — fierce.
- farouk i — 1920–65, last king of Egypt (1936–52). He was forced to abdicate (1952)
- farquhar — George, 1678–1707, English playwright, born in Ireland.
- farragut — David Glasgow, 1801–70, U.S. admiral: won the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay for the Union in the U.S. Civil War.
- faubourg — a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.
- faucaria — any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.
- fauchard — a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
- faulkner — William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.
- faultier — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- faux fur — artificial animal pelt
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- favourer — Alternative form of favorer.
- fearfull — Archaic form of fearful.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- february — the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years. Abbreviation: Feb.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- figurant — a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
- figurate — Forming a figure.
- filature — the act of forming into threads.
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- fissural — Pertaining to a fissure or fissures.
- fixature — anything that holds an object in place, whether by physical or chemical means
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flaubert — Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1821–80, French novelist.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- flavoury — Possessing flavour.
- flexural — the act of flexing or bending.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- formulae — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- formular — Following or relating to a formula; formulaic.
- formulas — (informal) Plural form of formula.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- foulmart — the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- four-way — providing access or passage in four directions: a four-way entrance.
- fourball — a match for two pairs in which each player uses his own ball, the better score of each pair being counted at every hole