8-letter words containing x, f
- fluxuate — Misspelling of fluctuate.
- fort dix — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in S central New Jersey, NNE of Mount Holly.
- fourplex — quadplex.
- fox bolt — an anchor bolt secured by a foxtail wedge forced into its end as it is screwed into a blind hole.
- fox fire — the luminescence of decaying wood and plant remains, caused by various fungi
- fox hunt — the hunting of foxes with hounds
- fox moth — a coppery-brown European eggar moth, Macrothylacia rubi, whose black-and-yellow woolly larvae are commonly found on heather and bramble
- fox trot — a slow gait in which a horse moves its forelegs in a trot and its hind legs in a long-striding pace
- fox wiki — (application) A wiki for the Fox (Free Objects for Crystallography) software.
- fox-fire — organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood.
- fox-trot — to dance a fox trot.
- foxberry — the cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
- foxglove — any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine.
- foxholes — Plural form of foxhole.
- foxhound — any of several breeds of medium-sized hounds trained to hunt foxes and having a glossy coat in combinations of black, tan, and white.
- foxiness — The characteristic or quality of being foxy.
- foxtails — Plural form of foxtail.
- francaix — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1912–1997, French composer.
- freerexx — REXX interpreters for Unix in C++.
- fuse box — with circuit breakers
- gift tax — a tax imposed on the transfer of money or property from one living person to another by gift, payable by the donor.
- gray fox — a fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, ranging from Central America through the southwestern and eastern U.S., having blackish-gray upper parts and rusty-yellowish feet, legs, and ears.
- grey fox — a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America
- hexafoil — a pattern with six lobes around a regular hexagon
- in a fix — to repair; mend.
- infixing — Present participle of infix.
- infixion — to fix, fasten, or drive in: He infixed the fatal spear.
- inflexed — inflected; bent or folded downward or inward: an inflexed leaf.
- inflexes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflex.
- influxes — Plural form of influx.
- informix — A relational DBMS vendor.
- lexifier — The dominant language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.
- outfoxed — to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.
- outfoxes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfox.
- pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
- prefixal — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- prefixed — A word or code number that is prefixed by one or more letters or numbers has them as its prefix.
- prefixes — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- reflexed — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- reflexly — in a reflex manner
- relexify — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- safe sex — sexual activities in which precautions have been taken, as by the use of a condom, to minimize the chances of spreading or contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
- sex life — If you refer to someone's sex life, you are referring to their sexual relationships and sexual activity.
- snuffbox — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
- spinifex — any of several Australian grasses of the genera Spinifex, Plectrachne, or Triodia, having spiny seeds and stiff, sharp-pointed leaves that grow in dense masses.
- suffixal — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- suffixed — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- suffixes — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- superfix — a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and highchair, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.
- tax-free — tax-exempt (def 1).