10-letter words containing f, a, n
- caffeinism — caffeism
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- cancriform — shaped like a crab
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- canefields — Plural form of canefield.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cant frame — any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- carnifying — Present participle of carnify.
- case knife — sheath knife
- catfishing — Present participle of catfish.
- caudal fin — the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cfortran.h — (library) A transparent, machine independent interface between C and Fortran routines and global data, developed by Burkhard Burow at CERN. It provides macros which allow the C preprocessor to translate a simple description of a C (Fortran) routine or global data into a Fortran (C) interface. Version 2.6 runs on VAX/VMS/Ultrix, DECstation, Silicon Graphics, IBM RS/6000, Sun, Cray, Apollo, HP9000, LynxOS, f2c, NAG f90. cfortran.h was reviewed in RS/Magazine November 1992 and a user's experiences with cfortran.h are described in the Jan 93 issue of Computers in Physics.
- chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chain fern — any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- change off — to take turns
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- cliff-hang — to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- coffee and — coffee and a snack.
- coffee-and — coffee and a snack.
- confabular — of or relating to confabulation
- confederal — being or of a confederation of independent nations or states
- conferable — Alternative spelling of conferrable.
- confessant — a person who makes a confession
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- confidante — Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confidants — a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- confinable — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- confirmand — a candidate for confirmation
- confiscate — If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- conflating — Present participle of conflate.
- conflation — a combining, as of two variant readings of a text into a composite reading
- confocally — in a confocal manner
- conformant — In accordance with a set of specifications.
- confrontal — a confrontation
- confusable — Able or liable to be confused with something else.
- confusably — In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
- confutable — (archaic, or, formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- coral fern — a scrambling fern of the genus Gleichenia, having repeatedly forked fronds