8-letter words containing w, f, r
- floweret — a small flower; floret.
- 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.
- fluework — the flue stops of an organ collectively
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- foofaraw — a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
- footwear — articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.
- footwork — the use of the feet, as in tennis, boxing, or dancing.
- footworn — worn down by the feet: a footworn pavement.
- for show — in order to impress, for display only
- forcetwo — An unofficial successor to ForceOne by Andrew K. Wright.
- foreknew — Simple past tense and past participle of foreknow.
- foreknow — to know beforehand.
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- foreshow — to show beforehand.
- forewall — The foremost outer wall of a fortification.
- foreward — (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
- forewarn — to warn in advance.
- forewent — simple past tense of forego1 .
- forewind — a favourable wind
- forewing — either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect having four wings.
- forewish — (transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
- foreword — a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
- foreworn — forworn.
- formwork — the structure of boards, bolts, etc., composing a form for poured-concrete or rammed-earth construction.
- forswatt — sweat-covered
- forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
- forswink — to exhaust through toil
- forswore — Simple past form of foreswear.
- forsworn — past participle of forswear.
- forswunk — overworked
- forwards — forward.
- forwaste — to waste completely
- forweary — to exhaust
- four-way — providing access or passage in four directions: a four-way entrance.
- freetown — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
- freeview — In Britain, Freeview is a free service providing digital terrestrial television.
- freeware — computer software distributed without charge.
- freeways — Plural form of freeway.
- freewill — made or done freely or of one's own accord; voluntary: a freewill contribution to a political fund.
- fret saw — a long, narrow-bladed saw used to cut ornamental work from thin wood. Compare coping saw.
- fretwork — ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.
- frown on — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- frowning — Present participle of frown.
- frowsted — Simple past tense and past participle of frowst.
- frowster — a person who enjoys being in a hot and stale atmosphere
- frowzily — in a frowzy or unkempt manner
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- fujiwara — a member of a powerful family in Japan who exercised power as regents in the name of the emperor, a.d. 858–1160.
- fumewort — Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
- furbelow — a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.