10-letter words containing a, t, f, i
- first mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain.
- first name — given or Christian name
- first year — the first year when someone is at university or college
- first-hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- first-name — of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting.
- first-rate — excellent; superb.
- fish paste — something you can spread on bread, made from fish which has been ground
- fishplates — Plural form of fishplate.
- fishtailed — Simple past tense and past participle of fishtail.
- fittipaldi — Emerson. born 1946, Brazilian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion (1972,1974)
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- fixability — to repair; mend.
- fixed rate — A fixed rate is an interest rate that is set to remain the same for the term of a loan.
- fixed star — any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another.
- flaccidity — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- flame bait — (messaging) A Usenet posting or other message intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- 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 light — even front lighting of a subject, producing little contrast, no shadows, and no modeling.
- flat white — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.
- flatlining — Present participle of flatline.
- flattening — Present participle of flatten.
- flatteries — Plural form of flattery.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flight bag — a lightweight shoulder bag designed for carrying sundries aboard an aircraft.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- 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.
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- flirtation — the act or practice of flirting; coquetry.
- floatation — an act or state of floating.
- floatingly — In a floating manner.
- floriation — Ornamentation by means of flower forms, either realistic or stylized.
- florissant — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- flotations — Plural form of flotation.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluvialist — a person who explains geological or geographical phenomena by the action of streams
- fluviatile — pertaining or peculiar to rivers; found in or near rivers.
- fluxuating — Misspelling of fluctuating.
- fly a kite — If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
- fontinalis — a type of aquatic moss
- foraminate — full of holes or foramina.