10-letter words containing f, e, u
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
- fettuccine — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- feudalized — Simple past tense and past participle of feudalize.
- feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- feverously — feverish.
- fieldmouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- 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.
- figurework — work with figures or numbers
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- filter out — ignore
- fire truck — fire engine.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fish queue — (humour) (By analogy with FIFO - first-in, first-out) first in, still here. A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has stopped dead. Also "FISH mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fishburger — A burger made with fish instead of beef.
- fissurella — (zoology) Any of the genus Fissurella of marine gastropod mollusks.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- fixed menu — a menu which does not change
- fizzle out — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flatterous — flattering
- flatulence — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- flatulency — (chiefly, dated) flatulence.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- fledermaus — an opera (1874) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- flexihours — hours of work under flexitime
- flexuosity — the quality or condition of being flexuous.
- flexuously — In a flexuous way.
- flocculate — to form into flocculent masses.
- flocculent — like a clump or tuft of wool.
- flophouses — Plural form of flophouse.
- florideous — belonging to the Florideae family of algae, or having the characteristics thereof
- floundered — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flounderer — One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction.
- flour mite — any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material
- flourished — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- flourisher — One who flourishes.
- flourishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flourish.
- flower bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- flower bug — any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- fluctuated — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.