10-letter words containing f, e, d, r, a
- federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- federalize — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- federating — Present participle of federate.
- federation — the act of federating or uniting in a league.
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- feedbacker — One who provides feedback.
- fernando i — Ferdinand I (def 1).
- fiberboard — a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
- fibreboard — (British, Canada) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, often laminated with melamine, and used in building or making furniture.
- field army — army (def 2).
- field lark — meadowlark.
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- fieldcraft — (military) The basic military skills required to operate in the field, such as stealth, camouflage, and observation.
- fieldfares — Plural form of fieldfare.
- figurehead — a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.
- fimbriated — Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
- fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
- fireboards — Plural form of fireboard.
- firebrands — Plural form of firebrand.
- firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firewalled — Simple past tense and past participle of firewall.
- firewarden — a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- fixed rate — A fixed rate is an interest rate that is set to remain the same for the term of a loan.
- fixed star — any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another.
- fixed-gear — Also called fixed-gear bicycle; Informal, fixie. a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
- flakeboard — a form of particle board.
- flatlander — a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.
- fledermaus — an opera (1874) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- flindersia — a genus of tree native to Australasia, containing fourteen species
- floodwater — the water that overflows as the result of a flood.
- flop-eared — having long, drooping ears, as a hound.
- flowerhead — (botany) A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- flustrated — flustered; agitated.
- foederatus — A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- forecaddie — a caddie positioned on the course at a distance from the tee or a given lie, to locate balls after they are hit.
- forecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- foredamned — condemned at some earlier time to eternal damnation
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- forehanded — forehand (def 1).
- foreladies — Plural form of forelady.
- foreordain — to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- forepassed — already in the past; bygone.
- foresaddle — the forepart of a saddle of veal, mutton, lamb, or venison.
- foreshadow — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- forestland — land containing or covered with forests.
- forewarned — to warn in advance.