8-letter words containing fa
- prefaced — a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
- prefaded — given a faded or worn look beforehand (as of jeans, etc)
- pressfat — a wine vat
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaner — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- q factor — See Q (def 6).
- q-factor — See Q (def 6).
- r factor — a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
- rainfall — a fall or shower of rain.
- reefable — (of a sail) able to be reefed
- refasten — to fasten again
- rifampin — a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 4 3 H 5 8 N 4 O 1 2 , used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, asymptomatic carriers of meningococcal disease, and leprosy.
- rockface — an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff.
- rockfall — an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche.
- safarist — a person on safari
- scarface — a 1983 cult gangster film written by Oliver Stone, directed by Brian de Palma, and starring Al Pacino.
- seafarer — a sailor.
- snowfall — a fall of snow.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- sofa-bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- spatfall — a mass of larvae on the sea bed
- staffage — all of the additional figures, animals and other items of ornamentation in a painted scene or landscape, as distinct from the main figures or elements of the composition
- stedfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- stefanie — a female given name.
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- surfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- taffarel — taffrail.
- tail fan — the fanlike posterior appendage of crayfish and lobsters, consisting of a telson and two uropods, used for rapid backward propulsion.
- the fall — Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind
- thus far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- tiffanie — a breed of cat with semi-long hair, having a white undercoat with the ends coloured
- trapfall — a trapdoor that opens under the feet
- truffaut — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1932–84, French film director.
- tub-fast — (in the past) a period of fasting and sweating in a hot tub, intended as a cure for venereal disease
- turbofan — a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.
- typeface — face (defs 19b, c).
- unfabled — not fictitious
- unfading — not liable to fade in colour
- unfailed — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- unfairer — more unfair
- unfairly — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unfallen — past participle of fall.
- unfamous — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- unfanned — not fanned
- unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- unfaulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- warfarer — a person engaged in warfare; a warrior
- warfarin — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble anticoagulant, C 19 H 16 O 4 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
- wayfarer — a traveler, especially on foot.
- web farm — a large website that uses two or more servers to handle user requests