10-letter words containing f, a, i
- afterpains — cramplike pains caused by contraction of the uterus after childbirth
- afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.
- air filter — filter that removes dust from air
- airfreight — a method or service for transporting cargo by air
- airlifting — Present participle of airlift.
- airy-fairy — If you describe someone's ideas as airy-fairy, you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague, impractical, and unrealistic.
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- alkalified — Simple past tense and past participle of alkalify.
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- ammonified — Simple past tense and past participle of ammonify.
- ammonifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify.
- amoebiform — resembling, shaped, or changing in shape like an amoeba
- amplifiers — Plural form of amplifier.
- amplifying — Present participle of amplify.
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anguifauna — the snakes inhabiting a particular region
- animal fat — any fat obtained from animals
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- antifamily — opposed to the family unit
- antifebrin — acetanilide.
- antifemale — opposed to or discriminating against women
- antifogger — an antifoggant.
- antifouled — Simple past tense and past participle of antifoul.
- antifreeze — Antifreeze is a liquid which is added to water to stop it freezing. It is used in car radiators in cold weather.
- antifungal — inhibiting the growth of fungi
- antireform — opposed to reform
- april fool — An April Fool is a trick that is played on April Fool's Day.
- aquafortis — concentrated nitric acid, used for etching
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water
- arboriform — Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- arctic fox — a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- asafoetida — a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
- ascii file — a file that uses the ASCII code
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- assafetida — asafetida
- auriferous — (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- axial flow — the flow of air parallel to the longitudinal axis of the engine of a jet aircraft
- axial-flow — having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.