10-letter words containing a, f
- fall river — a seaport in SE Massachusetts, on an arm of Narragansett Bay.
- fall short — not be satisfactory
- fall under — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fallacious — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- fallboards — Plural form of fallboard.
- fallowness — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- false aloe — any of several plants of the genus Manfreda, especially M. virginica, of the southeastern U.S., having spikes of fragrant, greenish-yellow flowers.
- false cast — a throw of the line in fly casting in which the line, leader, and fly are prevented from hitting the water.
- false dawn — zodiacal light occurring before sunrise.
- false face — a mask covering the face.
- false keel — an extension to the keel of a vessel either for protecting the keel from damage or for reducing leeway
- false move — a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
- false pond — a mirage.
- false ribs — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- false step — a stumble.
- false-card — to play a false card.
- falsehoods — Plural form of falsehood.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- falsidical — based on a falsehood
- falsifiers — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifying — Present participle of falsify.
- falun gong — a Chinese system of meditation, martial-arts exercises, and spiritual teachings.
- familiarly — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- familicide — The murder of an entire family by a family member.
- familistic — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- family car — a car suitable for a family
- family man — a man who has a spouse and one or more children.
- family way — family (def 18).
- familyless — Without a family.
- familylike — Resembling a family.
- familymoon — A honeymoon in which the newlywed couple bring along their children.
- famishment — Starvation; the fact or process of being famished.
- famotidine — A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production, commonly used to treat peptic ulcers.
- famousness — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fan heater — a space heater consisting of an electrically heated element with an electrically driven fan to disperse the heat by forced convection
- fan letter — a letter sent by an admiring fan, as to a celebrity.
- fan window — a window having a fanlike form with radiating sash bars, used especially as a fanlight.
- fan-shaped — shaped like a fan
- fanaticise — Alternative spelling of fanaticize.
- fanaticism — fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
- fanaticize — to make fanatical.
- fancifully — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
- fancy dive — any of the series of specified dives executed in fancy diving, as the jackknife or gainer.
- fancy fern — a common fern, Dryopteris austriaca spinulosa, having delicate, lacy leaves and used extensively in floral arrangements.
- fancy-free — free from any emotional tie or influence, especially that of love.
- fanfiction — Alternative spelling of fan fiction.
- fang lizhi — 1936–2012, Chinese astrophysicist and human-rights campaigner, lived in the US from 1990
- fangirling — Present participle of fangirl.
- fannie mae — Federal National Mortgage Association.
- fanny pack — a small zippered pouch suspended from a belt around the waist.