10-letter words containing d, i, f, r, a
- far afield — a long distance away
- faradizing — Present participle of faradize.
- farsighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fassbinder — Rainer Werner [rahy-ner] /ˈraɪ nər/ (Show IPA), 1946–82, German film actor and director.
- fatbrained — slow-witted, stupid
- fazendeiro — an owner of a fazenda
- federalism — the federal principle of government.
- federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- federalize — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- federating — Present participle of federate.
- federation — the act of federating or uniting in a league.
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- fernando i — Ferdinand I (def 1).
- fiberboard — a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
- fibreboard — (British, Canada) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, often laminated with melamine, and used in building or making furniture.
- field army — army (def 2).
- field lark — meadowlark.
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- fieldcraft — (military) The basic military skills required to operate in the field, such as stealth, camouflage, and observation.
- fieldfares — Plural form of fieldfare.
- figurehead — a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.
- fimbriated — Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
- find favor — to be regarded with favor; be pleasing to
- fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
- fireboards — Plural form of fireboard.
- firebrands — Plural form of firebrand.
- firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firewalled — Simple past tense and past participle of firewall.
- firewarden — a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.
- first dark — twilight.
- first hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- first lady — (often initial capital letters) the wife of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- first-hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- 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.
- fixed-gear — Also called fixed-gear bicycle; Informal, fixie. a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
- flindersia — a genus of tree native to Australasia, containing fourteen species
- floribunda — any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
- fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl dr;
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- food grain — any cereal grain produced for human consumption.
- foodgrains — Plural form of foodgrain.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- forecaddie — a caddie positioned on the course at a distance from the tee or a given lie, to locate balls after they are hit.
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- foreladies — Plural form of forelady.
- foreordain — to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- formalised — Simple past tense and past participle of formalise.