10-letter words containing f, a
- half-miler — a half-mile race.
- half-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- half-plane — the part of the plane on one side of a straight line of infinite length in the plane.
- half-plate — a size of plate measuring 61⁄2 × 41⁄4 inches
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- half-quire — 12 uniform sheets of paper.
- half-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- half-right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- half-round — semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.
- half-shaft — The half-shaft or half axle is the shaft in a vehicle along which power is sent from the final drive to one driven wheel or a pair of wheels.
- half-share — a share, as in profits, equal to one half.
- half-smile — a smile that is uncertain or short-lived
- half-staff — half-mast.
- half-stuff — (in a manufacturing process) any material half formed, especially partly prepared pulp for making paper.
- half-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half-track — a caterpillar tread that runs over and under the rear or driving wheels of a vehicle but is not connected with the forward wheels: used especially on military vehicles.
- half-truth — a statement that is only partly true, especially one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like.
- 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.
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- halfhourly — half-hour (def 3).
- halfwitted — Foolish or stupid.
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hammerfest — a seaport in N Norway: the northernmost town in Europe.
- han fei zu — died 233 bc, Chinese diplomat and philosopher of law
- hand cruft — (jargon) (After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handcuffed — Simple past tense and past participle of handcuff.
- handfasted — Simple past tense and past participle of handfast.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- hands-free — not requiring the use of the hands: handsfree telephone dialing by voice commands.
- hangingfly — a small, long-legged scorpionfly of the family Bittacidae, resembling the crane fly but having four wings rather than two and hanging from leaves or twigs by the front or middle legs while using the hind legs to seize prey, mostly small flies.
- harbourful — the amount that a harbour can hold
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- hard-faced — cheeky
- harden off — to accustom (a cultivated plant) or (of such a plant) to become accustomed to outdoor conditions by repeated exposure
- hardfisted — mean or miserly
- hasslefree — (informal) troublefree.
- hastefully — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- haua fteah — a cave site in Cyrenaica that has produced archaeological evidence of the longest sequence of human habitation in northern Africa, extending to about 80,000 years b.p.
- hausfrauen — a housewife.
- have a few — to consume several (or too many) alcoholic drinks
- have a fit — become angry, upset
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- head-first — If you move head-first in a particular direction, your head is the part of your body that is furthest forward as you are moving.
- headframes — Plural form of headframe.
- healthfood — Alternative spelling of health food.
- heart-free — not in love.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- hofstadter — Richard, 1916–70, U.S. historian.