10-letter words containing d, e, f, o
- founderous — likely to cause foundering; miry; swampy.
- fourfooted — Having four feet.
- foveolated — Foveolate.
- fractioned — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- free world — the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.
- free-bored — (of a rifle) having a bore that is not rifled within a short distance of the breech, so that a fired cartridge travels about 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) before being engaged by the lands, thus reducing initial high pressures.
- freedwoman — a woman who has been freed from slavery.
- freedwomen — Plural form of freedwoman.
- freeholder — the owner of a freehold.
- freeloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of freeload.
- freeloader — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- fresherdom — the state of being a fresher
- friendhood — The state, quality, or condition of being a friend or friends.
- front desk — a desk at which a receptionist works, as in an office.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- functioned — Simple past tense and past participle of function.
- fundectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- fundholder — (British) a general practitioner who manages his own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
- furanoside — any glycoside compound in the furanose form
- furbelowed — Simple past tense and past participle of furbelow.
- furloughed — Simple past tense and past participle of furlough.
- furosemide — A synthetic compound with a strong diuretic action, used especially in the treatment of edema.
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- godfathers — Plural form of godfather.
- godfearing — Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
- gold fever — greed and excitement caused by a gold rush.
- gold field — an area or district where gold is mined.
- goldfields — any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.
- goldfishes — Plural form of goldfish.
- good grief — keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- goodfellow — a cheerful companion
- groundfire — small arms fire directed against aircraft from the ground.
- hacked off — (jargon) (Analogous to "pissed off") Said of system administrators who have become annoyed, upset, or touchy owing to suspicions that their sites have been or are going to be victimised by crackers, or used for inappropriate, technically illegal, or even overtly criminal activities. For example, having unreadable files in your home directory called "worm", "lockpick", or "goroot" would probably be an effective (as well as impressively obvious and stupid) way to get your sysadmin hacked off at you.
- half-dozen — one half of a dozen; six.
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- harden off — to accustom (a cultivated plant) or (of such a plant) to become accustomed to outdoor conditions by repeated exposure
- healthfood — Alternative spelling of health food.
- henry ford — Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- hofstadter — Richard, 1916–70, U.S. historian.
- home field — A sports team's home field is their own playing field, as opposed to that of other teams.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- ill-formed — badly formed.
- in need of — If you are in need of something, you need it or ought to have it.
- infraorder — A taxonomic category that ranks below a suborder.
- infraposed — placed beneath
- instead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- leadfooted — awkward; clumsy.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.