8-letter words that end in f
- 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.
- kerchief — a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
- 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.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- knockoff — an act or instance of knocking off.
- laceleaf — a submerged aquatic plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis, of Madagascar, having tiny white flowers and broad leaves consisting only of veins that float just beneath the surface.
- lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
- laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- langlauf — the sport of cross-country skiing.
- 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.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- 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.
- lilyturf — liriope.
- 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
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- 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.
- makhlouf — Saint Sharbel [shahr-buh l] /ˈʃɑr bəl/ (Show IPA), 1828–98, Lebanese monk: canonized 1977.
- mark off — delineate, outline
- meatloaf — A dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
- meyerhof — Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1951, German physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1922.
- mischief — conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- misgraff — badly matched
- mooncalf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- moonroof — a transparent section of an automobile roof that can be propped open, removed entirely, or remain fixed within the roof.
- move off — vehicle: drive away
- naff off — unstylish; lacking taste; inferior.
- neckbeef — the flesh from the neck of cattle, regarded as being of poor quality
- niffnaff — a trifle, knick-knack, or petty detail
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- nyet.gif — (security) A file that crackers from Russia tied to upload to many web sites in 2014 to test whether the victim's web server software was configured to accepted HTTP PUT requests.
- oak leaf — the leaf of an oak tree
- oilproof — resistant to oil
- on-shelf — On-shelf goods are available now and displayed for sale.
- outbluff — to surpass in bluffing: to outbluff one's opponents at poker.
- overleaf — on the other side of the page or sheet.
- 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.
- pan loaf — a loaf of bread with a light crust all the way round