8-letter words containing l, e, n, f
- fentanyl — a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C 22 H 28 N 2 O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers. Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- fernless — devoid of ferns
- fernlike — Resembling a fern.
- feruling — Present participle of ferule.
- fettling — state; condition: in fine fettle.
- fielding — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- figuline — A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
- filament — a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filename — an identifying name given to an electronically stored computer file, conforming to limitations imposed by the operating system, as in length or restricted choice of characters.
- filiment — Misspelling of filament.
- fin keel — a finlike projection extending downward from the keel of a sailboat, serving to prevent lateral motion and acting as additional ballast.
- finagled — Simple past tense and past participle of finagle.
- finagler — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- finagles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finagle.
- finalise — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalize — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- findable — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- findless — Without finds; without anything being found.
- fine leg — a fielding position between long leg and square leg
- fineable — subject to a fine; punishable by a fine.
- fineless — unlimited, infinite
- finitely — having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
- fishline — a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.
- flame on — (messaging, jargon) To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flanerie — idleness; dawdling.
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flankers — Plural form of flanker.
- flannels — Plural form of flannel.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flatline — (of a person) die.
- flatness — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flattens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flatten.
- flaunted — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- fleabane — any of various composite plants, as Pulicaria dysenterica, of Europe, or Erigeron philadelphicus, of the U.S., reputed to destroy or drive away fleas.
- fleaking — (UK, dialect, obsolete) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatched houses.
- flecking — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- flection — the act of bending.
- fledging — to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
- fleecing — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- fleering — Present participle of fleer.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- flemming — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1905, German cell biologist.