8-letter words containing u, f, o
- flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flat-out — moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- flatuous — flatulent
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- flavoury — Possessing flavour.
- flexuous — full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- flip out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- flip-out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- floccule — something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool.
- floscule — a floret; a single blossom of a composite flower
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flouring — Present participle of flour.
- flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- flouting — Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
- flu shot — vaccination against influenza
- fluework — the flue stops of an organ collectively
- flunkout — a person who has flunked out of school or a course.
- fluorene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- fluoride — a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
- fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- fluorite — a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
- fluoroid — (crystallography) A tetrahexahedron.
- fluxions — (obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus.
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- focussed — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- focusses — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- foetuses — Plural form of foetus.
- fogbound — unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.
- fogfruit — a wildflower of the Verbena family
- fold out — a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.
- fold-out — a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.
- foldouts — Plural form of foldout.
- followup — the act of following.
- footmuff — a muff used to keep the feet warm
- footpump — a pump that is operated by foot
- footrule — rigid measure, one foot in length
- for sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- foreguts — Plural form of foregut.
- foreruns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forerun.
- forjudge — to exclude, expel, dispossess, or deprive by a judgment.
- fork out — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- formosus — a.d. c816–896, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 891–896.
- 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.
- forswunk — overworked