8-letter words containing l, e, n, f
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- flexions — the act of bending.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- flincher — One who flinches.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- flingers — Plural form of flinger.
- flinkite — a greenish brown transparent mineral of the anhydrous phosphate group, with chemical formula Mn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4
- flintier — Comparative form of flinty.
- flittern — the bark of a young oak tree
- florence — Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- fluellen — either of two weedy scrophulariaceous annuals related to the toadflaxes, round-leaved fluellen (Kickxia spuria) and sharp-leaved fluellen (K. elatine)
- fluellin — (obsolete) Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially spelink Veronica officinalis; speedwell.
- fluenter — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- fluently — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- flunkeys — Plural form of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
- flunkies — Plural form of flunkey (Alternative spelling of flunkeys).
- fluorene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- fluorine — the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- fly line — a line for use in fly-fishing.
- fontanel — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- fool hen — any of various grouse, as the spruce grouse, that can be killed easily because of their relative tameness.
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- forelend — to give or grant beforehand
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- foulness — the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.
- fraulein — an unmarried woman.
- frenular — of or relating to a fraenum
- frenulum — Anatomy, Zoology. a small frenum.
- frenzily — in a frenzied or frantic manner
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frontlet — Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead: The princess wore a richly bejeweled frontlet.
- frozenly — While, or as if, frozen; in a manner that is cold, unfeeling, unmoving, etc.
- fuel-can — A derogatory term for the Atari Falcon.
- fuelling — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- fugleman — (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
- fuglemen — Plural form of fugleman.
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- fundable — Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
- fundless — with no funds
- funerals — Plural form of funeral.
- funereal — of or suitable for a funeral.
- fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- funkhole — a dugout