10-letter words containing a, f, s
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flagstaffs — Plural form of flagstaff.
- flagstaves — Plural form of flagstaff.
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- flagstoned — Paved with flagstones.
- flagstones — Plural form of flagstone.
- flame test — a test for detecting the presence of certain metals in compounds by the coloration they give to a flame. Sodium, for example, turns a flame yellow
- flamingoes — Plural form of flamingo.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- flare star — a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares.
- flarebacks — Plural form of flareback.
- flash back — If your mind flashes back to something in the past, you remember it or think of it briefly or suddenly.
- flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
- flash card — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flash lamp — a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
- flash sale — A flash sale is a sale, held for a very limited time, offering very large discounts on surplus stock.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashbacks — Plural form of flashback.
- flashboard — a board, or one of a series of boards, as on a milldam, used to increase the depth of the impounded water.
- flashbulbs — Plural form of flashbulb.
- flashcards — Plural form of flashcard.
- flashflood — Alternative spelling of flash flood.
- flashiness — The quality of being flashy.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- flashovers — Plural form of flashover.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flat ascii — (text) (Or "plain ASCII") Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters). Compare flat file.
- flat-share — the state of living in a flat where each occupant shares the facilities and expenses
- flatscreen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flatteners — Plural form of flattener.
- flatterers — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flatteries — Plural form of flattery.
- flatterous — flattering
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavescent — turning yellow; yellowish.
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
- flavonoids — Plural form of flavonoid.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavorless — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorsome — of a full, rich, pleasant flavor; tasty.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flavourous — Alternative spelling of flavorous.
- flawlessly — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- fledermaus — an opera (1874) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- flesh meat — the meat of birds or of animals other than fish, clams, etc., used as food
- flexatones — Plural form of flexatone.