8-letter words containing w, r
- 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.
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- furrower — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- fuzzword — A term that is deliberately vague or euphemistic in meaning.
- gapeworm — a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- gasworks — a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.
- gershwin — George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
- giftware — china, crystal, or other items suitable for gifts.
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gladwrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food
- glowered — to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
- glowworm — the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
- gnatwren — a small bird of the gnatcatcher family
- go wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- goalward — relating to a move towards a goal