10-letter words containing f, l, e, c
- foliaceous — of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- food cycle — food web
- footcandle — Alt form foot candle.
- footlicker — A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
- footlocker — A small trunk or storage chest, originally stored at the foot of a bed.
- force play — a situation in which a base runner is forced to advance to a base or to home plate as a result of the batter becoming a base runner or to make room for another base runner.
- forcefield — Alternative spelling of force field.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forclosure — Alternative form of foreclosure.
- forecastle — a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
- foreclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of foreclose.
- forecloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreclose.
- forinsecal — foreign
- fortalices — Plural form of fortalice.
- four-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which a complete cycle in each cylinder requires four strokes, one to draw in air or an air-fuel mixture, one to compress it, one to ignite it and do work, and one to scavenge the cylinder.
- freckliest — Superlative form of freckly.
- free lance — self employed
- free lunch — food provided without charge in some bars and saloons to attract customers.
- freelanced — Simple past tense and past participle of freelance.
- freelancer — freelance (def 1).
- freelances — Plural form of freelance.
- frenetical — Alternative form of frenetic.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- full score — the entire score of a musical composition, showing each part separately
- full-cream — denoting or made with whole unskimmed milk
- full-faced — having a plump or round face.
- full-scale — having the exact size or proportions of the original: a full-scale replica.
- fullscreen — Alternative form of full screen.
- fumé blanc — sauvignon blanc (sense 2)
- funiculate — having a funicle.
- funkadelic — (music) Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
- funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- genuflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect.
- gill cleft — branchial cleft.
- glance off — If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- hackle fly — an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.
- half-caste — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- infelicity — the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.
- inflecting — Present participle of inflect.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflective — to modulate (the voice).
- inflictive — Of, pertaining to or causing infliction.
- influenced — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- influencer — a person or thing that influences: The most powerful influencer of beliefs is direct experience.