10-letter words containing f, o, r
- short-form — noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
- short-life — not designed to last
- silver fox — a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is black with silver-gray ends on the longer hairs.
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- six-footer — a person who is roughly six feet tall.
- sixth form — secondary school: final 2 years
- sixty-four — a cardinal number, 60 plus 4.
- smoke-free — without any smoke from cigarettes, etc
- smokeproof — that cannot be penetrated by smoke: a fireproof and smokeproof compartment.
- soft armor — quilted fabric used as armor.
- soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
- soft fruit — berries
- soft power — the ability to achieve one's goals without force, esp by diplomacy, persuasion, etc
- soft serve — frozen custard
- softballer — a person who plays or is an enthusiast of softball.
- sognafjord — a fjord in the Norwegian Sea in SW Norway: the longest in Norway. 126 miles (203 km) long and up to 4291 feet (1308 meters) deep.
- somatoform — characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms.
- sommerfeld — Arnold (Johannes Wilhelm) [ahr-nawlt-yoh-hahn-uh s-vil-helm] /ˈɑr nɔlt yoʊˈhɑn əsˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1868–1951, German physicist.
- soniferous — conveying or producing sound.
- soundproof — impervious to sound.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
- soya flour — flour made from soya beans
- spillproof — (of a container) designed to prevent spilling.
- spoken for — engaged, reserved, or allocated
- spongiform — resembling a sponge, as in appearance or structure.
- spoondrift — spindrift.
- sport fish — a type of fish that is prized for the sport it gives the angler in its capture rather than for its value as food.
- sports fan — sb who enjoys watching or playing sport
- spring for — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- squamiform — shaped like a scale.
- square off — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- stableford — a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- starflower — any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- stilliform — drop-shaped; globular.
- stock farm — a farm devoted to breeding livestock.
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- storefront — the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.
- stormfully — in a stormful manner
- stormproof — protected from or not affected by storms.
- stouthrief — theft using force or violence
- strandwolf — brown hyena.
- stratiform — Geology. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata.
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- strigiform — of, pertaining, or belonging to the order Strigiformes, comprising the owls.
- strike off — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- stroganoff — a dish of meat sautéed with onion and cooked in a sauce of sour cream, seasonings, and, usually, mushrooms: beef stroganoff.
- subofficer — 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.
- sugar loaf — resembling a sugar-loaf.