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10-letter words containing f, o, r

  • off-centre — If something is off-centre, it is not exactly in the middle of a space or surface.
  • off-colour — not having the usual or standard color: an off-color gem.
  • off-kilter — not exactly straight or balanced; askew; uneven: off-kilter paintings on every wall.
  • off-pricer — a seller of off-price merchandise.
  • off-roader — An off-roader is the same as an off-road vehicle.
  • off-screen — You use off-screen to refer to the real lives of film or television actors, in contrast with the lives of the characters they play.
  • off-street — not in the road
  • offendress — a female person who offends
  • officerial — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
  • officiator — to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.
  • offshoring — the practice of moving employees or certain business activities to foreign countries as a way to lower costs, avoid taxes, etc.: the offshoring of software jobs to China.
  • offsprings — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
  • offworlder — Alternative spelling of off-worlder.
  • oil filter — a filter that removes impurities from engine oil
  • old french — the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. Abbreviation: OF.
  • oleiferous — giving rise to oil, as certain seeds or hypha.
  • omniferous — producing or consisting of all kinds of things
  • on welfare — the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being: to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
  • open frame — a frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare.
  • order form — document requesting a purchase
  • oregon fir — Douglas fir.
  • organ loft — a loft in a church or cathedral that houses the keyboard of a pipe organ
  • oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
  • oslo fiord — an inlet of the Skagerrak, in SE Norway. 75 miles (120 km) long.
  • ossiferous — containing bones, especially fossil bones: ossiferous caves and rock beds.
  • other half — the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made: a glimpse of how the other half lives.
  • our father — Lord's Prayer.
  • out-relief — public relief administered to people residing in a poorhouse or similar institution.
  • outfielder — one of the players, especially in baseball, stationed in the outfield.
  • outfitters — Plural form of outfitter.
  • outperform — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
  • over-flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
  • over-focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
  • over-fussy — excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
  • overaffect — To have too great an effect on.
  • overdrafts — Plural form of overdraft.
  • overfacile — excessively facile
  • overfavour — to favour too much
  • overflight — an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.
  • overfondly — with excessive affection
  • overfreely — in an excessively forward, free or liberal manner
  • overfulfil — to fulfil to a greater degree than required
  • overinform — to animate or inform excessively
  • overoffice — to exercise power over by virtue of one's office
  • overrefine — to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions.
  • oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
  • page proof — a trial proof printed from type that has been made up in page form, usually after galley corrections have been made, but before plates are made. Compare proof (def 12).
  • parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • party food — food that is served at parties; snacks
  • passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
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