8-letter words containing r, o, f, i
- fortieth — next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
- fortuity — the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
- fortyish — approaching or around the age of 40 years.
- fostoria — a city in N Ohio.
- four-bit — 50 cents.
- fox fire — the luminescence of decaying wood and plant remains, caused by various fungi
- fox-fire — organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood.
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- frailero — an armchair of the Renaissance, having a leather seat and a leather back stretched between plain wooden members and having a broad front stretcher.
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- fribourg — a canton in W Switzerland. 644 sq. mi. (1668 sq. km).
- fricando — fricandeau.
- friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frijoles — any bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the kidney bean, the seeds of which are used for food in Mexico, in the southwestern U.S., etc.
- frissons — Plural form of frisson.
- frobnitz — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to "frotz", or more commonly to frob. Also used are "frobnule" (/frob'n[y]ool/) and "frobule" (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, "frobozz" /fr*-boz'/ (plural: "frobbotzim" /fr*-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds,q "Under the TMRC (railway) layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as "Frobnitz Coil Oil". Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term.
- frocking — a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
- frog-bit — an aquatic, floating plant, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, of Eurasia, having thick, roundish, spongy leaves.
- frogfish — any tropical marine fish of the family Antennariidae, having a wide, froglike mouth and broad, limblike pectoral fins.
- froggies — Plural form of froggy.
- frogging — any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- froglike — any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- frogling — A young or little frog.
- froideur — an attitude of haughty aloofness; cold superiority.
- frondizi — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–1995, Argentine lawyer and political leader; president of Argentina 1958–62.
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- fronting — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- froshing — Present participle of frosh.
- frostbit — injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
- frostier — Comparative form of frosty.
- frostily — characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
- frosting — a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frostnip — The first stage of frostbite.
- frothier — Comparative form of frothy.
- frothily — In a frothy way.
- frothing — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- frottoir — Synonym of rubboard.
- frowning — Present participle of frown.
- frowzily — in a frowzy or unkempt manner
- fruition — attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment: After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
- fujimori — Alberto, born 1938, president of Peru 1990–2000.
- fumitory — any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
- fusiform — spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
- gasiform — having the form of gas; gaseous.
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- griffons — Plural form of griffon.
- gruiform — of or relating to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots.
- guilford — a town in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- hillfort — a hilltop fortified with ramparts and ditches, dating from the second millennium bc
- hip roof — a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof.