10-letter words containing a, f
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- buffet car — a railway coach where light refreshments are served
- bufflehead — a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola: the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head
- buffo bass — (in Italian opera of the 18th century) a bass singer who performs such a comic part
- buffy coat — a yellowish-white layer consisting of leukocytes that, upon centrifugation of blood, covers the red blood cells.
- bull float — a machine for giving the final surfacing to an area of concrete, as on a road.
- bumbailiff — (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment
- butt shaft — a blunt-headed unbarbed arrow
- by default — If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.
- caddicefly — caddisfly.
- caddis fly — any of an order (Trichoptera) of small, mothlike insects with a soft body, long antennae and legs, and two pairs of hairy, membranous wings
- caernarfon — a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)
- cafe creme — coffee with cream.
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- caffeinate — To add caffeine.
- caffeinism — caffeism
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- calefactor — a heater
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- calorifier — a water tank fitted with a coil, or coils, that can be heated in order to heat the water
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- cancriform — shaped like a crab
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- canefields — Plural form of canefield.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cant frame — any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- capable of — susceptible of; admitting of; open to
- cape flats — the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland
- carnifying — Present participle of carnify.
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- case knife — sheath knife
- cash offer — a public equity issue sold to everyone who is interested in it
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- cat's-foot — a European plant, Antennaria dioica, with whitish woolly leaves and heads of typically white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
- catch fire — to ignite
- catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
- catfishing — Present participle of catfish.
- caudal fin — the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs