10-letter words containing f, e, c
- funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
- furry dice — two oversized dice covered with fake fur and hung in a car as a decoration
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- genuflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect.
- gill cleft — branchial cleft.
- glance off — If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- greenfinch — any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris (European greenfinch)
- hacked off — (jargon) (Analogous to "pissed off") Said of system administrators who have become annoyed, upset, or touchy owing to suspicions that their sites have been or are going to be victimised by crackers, or used for inappropriate, technically illegal, or even overtly criminal activities. For example, having unreadable files in your home directory called "worm", "lockpick", or "goroot" would probably be an effective (as well as impressively obvious and stupid) way to get your sysadmin hacked off at you.
- hackle fly — an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.
- half-caste — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- handcuffed — Simple past tense and past participle of handcuff.
- hard-faced — cheeky
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- henceforth — from now on; from this point forward.
- hovercraft — ACV.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- imperfects — Plural form of imperfect.
- in case of — as a precaution against
- in deficit — If an account or organization is in deficit, more money has been spent than has been received.
- in face of — despite
- inaffected — (obsolete) unaffected.
- inefficacy — lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect.
- infections — Plural form of infection.
- infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infelicity — the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.
- inferences — the act or process of inferring.
- inflecting — Present participle of inflect.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflective — to modulate (the voice).
- inflictive — Of, pertaining to or causing infliction.
- influenced — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- influencer — a person or thing that influences: The most powerful influencer of beliefs is direct experience.
- influences — Plural form of influence.
- interfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interface.
- interfaces — Plural form of interface.
- itchy feet — If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel.
- jack-knife — a large pocketknife.
- jackknifed — Simple past tense and past participle of jackknife.
- jackknifes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife.
- kerchiefed — Wearing a kerchief.
- kissy-face — affectionate kissing; necking: playing kissy-face.
- la flesche — Susette (Inshta Theumba"Bright Eyes") 1854–1903, U.S. author, Native American activist, and lecturer.
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- laticifers — Plural form of laticifer.
- 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.