10-letter words containing c, h, i, f
- fair catch — a catch of a kicked ball in which the receiver signals that he or she will not advance the ball and therefore may not be interfered with or tackled.
- faith cure — a method of attempting to cure disease by prayer and religious faith.
- fast pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched at a high speed with an underhand motion
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fetchingly — charming; captivating.
- 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.
- fight back — retaliate
- filchingly — in a filching manner
- fire chief — the officer in charge of a municipality's fire department or departments.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fish slice — a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.
- fish stick — an oblong piece of fried fish, usually breaded.
- flaunching — The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
- fletchings — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- 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.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- flypitcher — a person who has a flypitch
- food chain — hierarchy of organisms
- foodaholic — a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.
- franchisal — Pertaining to franchises.
- franchised — Simple past tense and past participle of franchise.
- franchisee — a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
- franchiser — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- franchises — Plural form of franchise.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- french dip — a hot sandwich of roast beef, pork, or lamb, served on a crusty roll over which seasoned pan juices are poured.
- french kid — kidskin tanned by an alum or vegetable process and finished in a manner originally employed by the French.
- freshmanic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: freshmanic enthusiasm.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- greenfinch — any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris (European greenfinch)
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- handicraft — manual skill.
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- honorifics — Plural form of honorific.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- itchy feet — If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel.
- java finch — a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- kerchiefed — Wearing a kerchief.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- life coach — a person who advises clients on how to solve their problems and reach their goals in life: A life coach can help you make the right decisions in your career.
- lifehacker — One who uses lifehacks.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- microfiche — a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.