8-letter words containing fa
- fasciate — bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- fascicle — a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fasciola — (anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fascista — a member of the Fascist movement in Italy.
- fascisti — an Italian political organization which seized power and set up a fascist dictatorship (1922-43) under Mussolini
- fascists — Plural form of fascist.
- fascitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the fascia.
- fashions — Plural form of fashion.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fashious — troublesome, causing worry
- fasnacht — a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
- fast ata — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- fast day — a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority.
- fast ice — ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.
- fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- fast-cut — to go abruptly from one brief scene to another.
- fastback — a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single, unbroken convex curve from the top to the rear bumper.
- fastball — a pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum velocity.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
- fastuous — haughty; arrogant.
- fat body — a diffuse tissue of insects, having numerous functions including food storage, metabolism, and storage of wastes and in some insects modified as a light-producing organ.
- fat camp — a residential camp at which children undergo a programme of exercise, diet change, etc, intended to help them lose weight
- fat cell — a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat.
- fat city — an easy and prosperous condition or circumstance: With a new house and a better-paying job, she's in Fat City.
- fat farm — a sanitarium or a resort that specializes in helping people lose weight.
- fat lamb — a lamb bred for its tender meat, esp for export trade
- fat meat — fatback (def 1).
- fat pine — lightwood.
- fat tail — a tail on a probability distribution that indicates a high level of risk
- fat-free — food: containing no fats
- fatalism — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- fatalist — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- fatality — a disaster resulting in death.
- fate map — a diagram or series of diagrams indicating the later structures or adult parts that develop from specific regions of an embryo or egg cortex.
- fateless — Devoid of fate.
- fatheads — Plural form of fathead.
- fathered — a male parent.
- fatherly — of, like, or befitting a father.
- fathomed — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- fatigued — of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
- fatigues — weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- fatimite — a descendant of Fatima and Ali
- fatstock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- fattened — Simple past tense and past participle of fatten fatted.
- fattener — One who fattens.