8-letter words containing s, u, f
- dyestuff — a material yielding or used as a dye.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- effluxes — Plural form of efflux.
- effusing — Present participle of effuse.
- effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- effusive — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fabulist — a person who invents or relates fables.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- faesulae — a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001)
- 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of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fallouts — Plural form of fallout.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fashious — troublesome, causing worry
- fast-cut — to go abruptly from one brief scene to another.
- fastuous — haughty; arrogant.
- fatigues — weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- faunlets — Plural form of faunlet.
- faustian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel.
- fauvists — Plural form of fauvist.
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- feastful — festive, occupied with feasting
- feateous — (of people or dress) well-formed, handsome, aesthetically pleasing
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- felonous — wicked, evil; of the character of a felon
- feluccas — Plural form of felucca.
- ferguson — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- ferreous — of, resembling, or containing iron: a ferreous alloy.
- ferrules — Plural form of ferrule.
- fervours — Plural form of fervour.
- fescuing — Present participle of fescue.
- feverous — feverish.
- fiberous — Misspelling of fibrous.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- fictious — (obsolete) Fictitious.
- fiddious — to treat (someone) as Coriolanus, in the eponymous play, treated Aufidius
- figueres — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1906–1990, Costa Rican businessman and political leader: president 1953–58, 1970–74.
- figurist — a person who uses figures or numbers
- finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
- finsbury — former metropolitan borough of EC London, now part of Islington