10-letter words containing a, f, t, c
- fat client — (networking) Opposite of "thin client".
- fatalistic — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- fatiscence — the state of having cracks or chinks
- fatty acid — any of a class of aliphatic acids, especially palmitic, stearic, or oleic acid, consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group that bonds to glycerol to form a fat.
- favoristic — Characterized by favoritism.
- feathercut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- fecundated — Simple past tense and past participle of fecundate.
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- felicitate — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- fellatrice — a female fellator
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fianchetto — the development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.
- fieldcraft — (military) The basic military skills required to operate in the field, such as stealth, camouflage, and observation.
- fight back — retaliate
- filet lace — a square mesh net or lace, originally knotted by hand but now copied by machine.
- flaccidity — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- 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.
- flatscreen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flatulence — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- flatulency — (chiefly, dated) flatulence.
- flavescent — turning yellow; yellowish.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flocculant — a chemical for producing flocculation of suspended particles, as to improve the plasticity of clay for ceramic purposes.
- flocculate — to form into flocculent masses.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- fluctuated — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- fluctuates — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- flycatcher — any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
- footcandle — Alt form foot candle.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- forecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forecaster — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forecastle — a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
- formicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formicate.
- fornicated — Simple past tense and past participle of fornicate.
- fornicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fornicate.
- fornicator — to commit fornication.
- fortalices — Plural form of fortalice.
- four-a-cat — four old cat.
- fractality — the quality of being fractal or subdivided
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- fractioned — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fracturing — Present participle of fracture.
- fraidy-cat — a timid, easily frightened person: often used by children.
- frantickly — Obsolete form of franticly.
- fratricide — a person who kills his or her brother.