10-letter words containing f, e, d, r
- seferiades — Giorgos Stylianou [yawr-gaws stee-lyah-noo] /ˈyɔr gɔs ˌsti lyɑˈnu/ (Show IPA), (Giorgos Seferis) 1900–71, Greek poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1963.
- self-drive — of, for, designating, or providing a car that is rented for personal use, without a hired driver.
- self-guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- self-pride — pride in one's abilities, status, possessions, etc.; self-esteem.
- semifreddo — a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice cream
- send forth — to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth; produce, emit, utter, etc.
- senefelder — Aloys [ah-loh-ys,, ah-lois] /ˈɑ loʊ üs,, ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1771–1834, German inventor of lithography.
- sommerfeld — Arnold (Johannes Wilhelm) [ahr-nawlt-yoh-hahn-uh s-vil-helm] /ˈɑr nɔlt yoʊˈhɑn əsˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1868–1951, German physicist.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
- speedfreak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- stableford — a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
- staffrider — a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- stir-fried — stir-fried.
- stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- superfluid — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- surefooted — not likely to stumble, slip, or fall.
- swimfeeder — a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface
- sword fern — any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, especially N. exaltata, characterized by sword-shaped, pinnate fronds, a common houseplant.
- tax refund — rebate on overpaid tax
- tenderfoot — a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- three-fold — a unit of stage scenery consisting of three flats hinged together.
- time draft — a draft payable within a specified number of days after it is presented.
- to die for — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- to-die-for — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- trade fair — exhibition by a particular industry
- tradecraft — the skills learned from experience in a trade, often used to refer to the skills spies use to avoid being detected
- trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- trisulfide — a sulfide containing three sulfur atoms.
- turned off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- unaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- unbuffered — an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
- undeferred — postponed or delayed.
- undeformed — having the form changed, especially with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured: After the accident his arm was permanently deformed.
- under fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- under foot — on the ground; beneath one's feet
- undercliff — a low cliff created by extreme weather
- undercroft — a vault or chamber under the ground, especially in a church.
- underdraft — a tendency of a rolled piece to curve downward after passing through a stand, occurring when the upper roll is faster than the lower. Compare overdraft (def 7).
- underfired — supplied with fuel or heat from beneath.
- underfloor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- underframe — the lower frame on which a vehicular structure rests: the underframe of a bus.
- underproof — containing a smaller proportion of alcohol than proof spirit.
- unenforced — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unfactored — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- unfathered — having no father; fatherless.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval