10-letter words containing f, o, r
- proof copy — a copy of (a book, story, etc) made from trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) for the correction of errors
- proteiform — changeable in form; multiform
- proto-form — a hypothetical linguistic form reconstructed as an element of a protolanguage.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- purposeful — having a purpose.
- put in for — to request or apply for
- put up for — If you put something up for sale or auction, for example, you make it available to be sold or auctioned.
- quadrifoil — Alternative form of quadrifoliate.
- quadriform — having four parts or sides
- quakeproof — designed or built to withstand the destructive forces of an earthquake.
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- racemiform — having the form of a raceme.
- radiciform — resembling a root
- raduliform — rasp-like
- rained off — cancelled or postponed on account of rain
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rattle off — If you rattle off something, you say it or do it very quickly and without much effort.
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- ray flower — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- re-enforce — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- reafforest — to replant (an area that was formerly forested)
- reef point — one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- reform jew — a Jew who adheres to a system of religious worship adapted from Orthodox Judaism to meet the demands of contemporary life, frequently simplifying or rejecting traditional religious law and custom.
- reformable — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- refraction — Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
- reg. prof. — Regius professor
- reinforced — (of a material, structure, etc) strengthened or supported
- reinforcer — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- rejoiceful — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- remorseful — full of remorse.
- resolidify — to (cause to) become solid again
- ribbonfish — any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
- riboflavin — a vitamin B complex factor appearing as an orange-yellow, crystalline compound, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 4 O 6 , derived from ribose, essential for growth, found in milk, fresh meat, eggs, leafy vegetables, etc., or made synthetically, and used in enriching flour, in vitamin preparations, and in treating facial lesions.
- rice flour — flour made of finely-ground rice
- richthofen — Baron Manfred von [mahn-freyt fuh n] /ˈmɑn freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), ("Red Baron"or"Red Knight") 1892–1918, German aviator.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- riverfront — the land or property along a river; the section of a city or town along a river.
- roast beef — cow's meat cooked in oven
- robber fly — any of numerous swift-flying, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects.
- rock falls — a city in NW Illinois.
- rock fence — a wall built of unmortared stones, as one bordering a field.
- rock fever — brucellosis.
- rock flour — glacial meal.
- rock-faced — (of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face.
- rodfishing — angling or fishing using a fishing rod