8-letter words containing fa
- faggotry — (pejorative, slang) The quality of being a faggot (homosexual).
- fagoting — a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- fahlband — (geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
- failback — failover
- failings — Plural form of failing.
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- failsafe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- faineant — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- fainites — a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
- fainness — the quality of being willing or eager
- faintest — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fainteth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'faint'.
- fainting — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- faintish — Somewhat faint.
- fair go! — come off it!; I don't believe it!
- fair sex — women as a group (usually used facetiously): an insult to the fair sex.
- 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of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fairborn — a city in W Ohio, near Dayton.
- fairgoer — a person attending a fair
- fairings — Plural form of fairing.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- fairview — a town in NE New Jersey.
- fairways — Plural form of fairway.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- fairyism — fairylike quality.
- faisal i — 1885–1933, king of Syria 1920; king of Iraq 1921–33.
- faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- faithing — the practice of a faith
- faizabad — a city in E Uttar Pradesh, in N India: the ancient site Ayodhya, sacred to the Hindus, is nearby.
- fake out — to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act
- fake-out — prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a report showing nonexistent profits.
- fakement — Lb archaic A forgery; something faked.
- fakeness — The condition of being fake.
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- falafels — Plural form of falafel.
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faldetta — a hooded cape worn by Maltese women
- faliraki — a coastal resort in SE Greece, on Rhodes. Pop: 400 (2000 est)
- faliscan — a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
- falkland — of or relating to the Falkland Islands
- fall for — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall guy — an easy victim.