10-letter words containing c, o, r, f
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- franconian — a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- french pox — (in historical use) syphilis.
- frictional — of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- frigorific — causing or producing cold.
- frobnicate — /frob'ni-kayt/ (Possibly from frobnitz, and usually abbreviated to frob, but "frobnicate" is recognised as the official full form). To manipulate or adjust, to tweak. One frequently frobs bits or other 2-state devices. Thus: "Please frob the light switch" (that is, flip it), but also "Stop frobbing that clasp; you'll break it". One also sees the construction "to frob a frob". Usage: frob, twiddle, and tweak sometimes connote points along a continuum. "Frob" connotes aimless manipulation; "twiddle" connotes gross manipulation, often a coarse search for a proper setting; "tweak" connotes fine-tuning. If someone is turning a knob on an oscilloscope, then if he's carefully adjusting it, he is probably tweaking it; if he is just turning it but looking at the screen, he is probably twiddling it; but if he's just doing it because turning a knob is fun, he's frobbing it. The variant "frobnosticate" has also been reported.
- frock coat — a man's close-fitting, knee-length coat, single-breasted or double-breasted and with a vent in the back.
- frock tart — a person who makes or designs costumes for films or television
- frog march — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- frog-march — If you are frog-marched somewhere, someone takes you there by force, holding you by the arms or another part of your body so that you have to walk along with them.
- frolicking — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- frontcourt — (basketball) The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fucivorous — feeding on seaweed
- full score — the entire score of a musical composition, showing each part separately
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- gyrfalcons — Plural form of gyrfalcon.
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half-crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- henceforth — from now on; from this point forward.
- honorifics — Plural form of honorific.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- hovercraft — ACV.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- incisiform — having the shape of an incisor tooth
- infarction — the formation of an infarct.
- informatic — Of or pertaining to information science, the processing of information.
- infraction — breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
- infrasonic — noting or pertaining to a sound wave with a frequency below the audio-frequency range.
- jack frost — frost or freezing cold personified.
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- leaf coral — any red algae of the species Bossea orbigniana, common as a seaweed along the Pacific coast of the U.S., having calcified, flattened, jointed stems.
- life force — élan vital.
- luciferous — bringing or providing light.
- macrofauna — any animals visible to the naked eye
- macroflora — Plants that can be seen with the naked eye.
- main-force — pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
- malefactor — a person who violates the law; criminal.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- microfarad — a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Symbol: μF, μf. Abbreviation: mf., mfd.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microfiber — a very fine polyester fiber, weighing less than one denier per filament, used especially for clothing.
- microfibre — Alternative spelling of microfiber.
- 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.
- microfilms — Plural form of microfilm.
- microflora — Biology. microscopic plants.