8-letter words that end in ff
- goof off — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- goof-off — a foolish or stupid person.
- hack off — sever
- hand off — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-off — Football. an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate. the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- haul off — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- head off — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- hive off — a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- ipatieff — Vladimir Nikolaievich (ˈvlædɪmɪə ˌnɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ). 1867–1952, US physicist, born in Russia. He discovered the structure of isoprene (1897) and later developed high-octane fuels
- jack off — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jack-off — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jam puff — a small pastry with fruit jam inside it
- jerk off — a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement: The train started with a jerk.
- jerk-off — a stupid, bumbling, foolish, or lazy person; jerk.
- jump-off — an act or instance of jumping; leap.
- keep off — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kick off — the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
- kick-off — the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
- kill off — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- kiss off — an act or instance of kissing.
- kiss-off — Slang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job.
- knockoff — an act or instance of knocking off.
- laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lead off — most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- lead-off — leading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda.
- lift off — Aeronautics, Rocketry. the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. the instant when such action occurs.
- live off — survive on, be supported by
- llandaff — a town in SE Wales, now a suburb of Cardiff; the oldest bishopric in Wales (6th century)
- long-off — a fielding position on the off side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
- make off — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- mark off — delineate, outline
- misgraff — badly matched
- move off — vehicle: drive away
- naff off — unstylish; lacking taste; inferior.
- niffnaff — a trifle, knick-knack, or petty detail
- outbluff — to surpass in bluffing: to outbluff one's opponents at poker.
- overruff — the act of overtrumping.
- pack off — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- pair off — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- palm off — the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- part-off — a screen used to divide off part of a room, such as the eating place of a parlour
- pass off — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pawn off — If you pawn off something or someone that you do not want on another person, you persuade the person to accept them.
- peel off — designed to be peeled off from a backing or large sheet, usually of paper, before use; readied for use by peeling off: peel-off labels.
- peel-off — designed to be peeled off from a backing or large sheet, usually of paper, before use; readied for use by peeling off: peel-off labels.
- pick off — the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick.
- pick-off — Baseball. a play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw, usually from the pitcher or catcher.
- piss off — urine.