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10-letter words containing f, i, u

  • 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.
  • fibrillous — composed of small fibres
  • fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
  • fiducially — accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.
  • fieldmouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
  • fifty-four — a cardinal number, 50 plus 4.
  • figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
  • figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
  • 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.
  • filopodium — a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
  • filter out — ignore
  • fimicolous — of or relating to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement.
  • find fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
  • fire truck — fire engine.
  • fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
  • firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
  • firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
  • firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
  • firstfruit — Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest.
  • fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
  • 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.
  • fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
  • 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.
  • flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
  • flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
  • flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
  • flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
  • flaunching — The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
  • flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
  • flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
  • flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
  • flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
  • flexihours — hours of work under flexitime
  • flexuosity — the quality or condition of being flexuous.
  • floribunda — any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
  • florideous — belonging to the Florideae family of algae, or having the characteristics thereof
  • flour mill — a mill for grinding grain into flour.
  • 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
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