10-letter words containing f, a, w
- floodwater — the water that overflows as the result of a flood.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flowerhead — (botany) A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.
- flyswatter — A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
- foamflower — a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- followable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- foreshadow — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- forewarned — to warn in advance.
- forewarner — One who forewarns.
- formalwear — clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
- fort wayne — a city in NE Indiana.
- forward of — If one thing is forward of another, especially on a ship or aircraft, the first thing is in front of the second thing or further ahead.
- forwarders — Plural form of forwarder.
- forwarding — Sports. a player stationed in advance of others on a team. Football. a lineman. Basketball. either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
- frameworks — Plural form of framework.
- freak show — a display of people or animals with unusual or grotesque physical features, as at a circus or carnival sideshow.
- freedwoman — a woman who has been freed from slavery.
- french way — cunnilingus or fellatio.
- freshwater — of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
- freshwoman — A female first-year student at a university, college, or high school.
- frontwards — in a direction toward the front.
- frontwoman — The lead female singer in a band.
- go-forward — forward momentum, esp of a sports team during a match
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- 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 twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-awake — waking; not sleeping.
- 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-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- half-white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- halfwitted — Foolish or stupid.
- have a few — to consume several (or too many) alcoholic drinks
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- law of war — rules or a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war.
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- left arrow — (character) The graphic which the 1963 version of ASCII had in place of the underscore character, ASCII 95.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- lie fallow — to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, etc. for a time
- life arrow — an arrowlike projectile for carrying a line for use in maritime rescue operations.
- low fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- malleefowl — Alternative form of mallee fowl.
- mallowpuff — a white marshmallow on a biscuit base and covered with chocolate
- man-of-war — a warship.
- maned wolf — a South American wild dog, Chrysocyon jubatus, having a shaggy, reddish coat and long ears and legs: now reduced in number.
- marrow fat — a large-seeded variety of pea.