10-letter words containing f, e, r
- air filter — filter that removes dust from air
- airfreight — a method or service for transporting cargo by air
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- amoebiform — resembling, shaped, or changing in shape like an amoeba
- amplifiers — Plural form of amplifier.
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anne frank — Anne, 1929–45, German Jewish girl who died in Belsen concentration camp in Germany: her diaries about her family hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44) published in 1947.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- answer for — If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- antifebrin — acetanilide.
- antifogger — an antifoggant.
- antifreeze — Antifreeze is a liquid which is added to water to stop it freezing. It is used in car radiators in cold weather.
- antireform — opposed to reform
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- auriferous — (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- bare-faced — You use bare-faced to describe someone's behaviour when you want to emphasize that they do not care that they are behaving wrongly.
- barefooted — Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- barefooter — One who takes part in water skiing without wearing water skis.
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- bas-relief — Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background.
- bast fiber — bast (def 2).
- bast-fiber — Botany. phloem.
- batter-fry — to coat with batter and fry in deep fat.
- be all for — to be strongly in favour of
- be friends — to be friendly (with)
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beamformer — The device used to accomplish beamforming.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- beautifier — A person who or a thing which beautifies or makes beautiful.
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- beefburger — A beefburger is the same as a hamburger.
- beefeaters — Plural form of beefeater.
- beefmaster — one of a breed of fast-growing beef cattle of the western U.S., tolerant of humidity, heat, and insects, developed by crossbreeding Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn stock.
- beflowered — adorned or decorated with flowers.
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beforetime — formerly