10-letter words containing f, o, s
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
- fisherfolk — People who catch fish for a living.
- fishmonger — a dealer in fish, especially for eating.
- five towns — the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
- fixed cost — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).
- flageolets — Plural form of flageolet.
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flagstoned — Paved with flagstones.
- flagstones — Plural form of flagstone.
- flamingoes — Plural form of flamingo.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashboard — a board, or one of a series of boards, as on a milldam, used to increase the depth of the impounded water.
- flashflood — Alternative spelling of flash flood.
- flashovers — Plural form of flashover.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flatterous — flattering
- flavonoids — Plural form of flavonoid.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavorless — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorsome — of a full, rich, pleasant flavor; tasty.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flavourous — Alternative spelling of flavorous.
- flexatones — Plural form of flexatone.
- flexihours — hours of work under flexitime
- flexuosity — the quality or condition of being flexuous.
- flexuously — In a flexuous way.
- flintlocks — Plural form of flintlock.
- flintstone — A piece of flint.
- flip-flops — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- floatstone — a stone for rubbing bricks to be gauged.
- floodgates — Plural form of floodgate.
- floodlamps — Plural form of floodlamp.
- floodmarks — Plural form of floodmark.
- floodwalls — Plural form of floodwall.
- floor show — a nightclub entertainment typically consisting of a series of singing, dancing, and often comedy acts.
- floorshift — a gearshift set into the floor of an automotive vehicle.
- floorshows — Plural form of floorshow.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flophouses — Plural form of flophouse.
- floppiness — tending to flop.
- flores sea — a sea between Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. About 180 miles (290 km) wide.
- florescent — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- florideous — belonging to the Florideae family of algae, or having the characteristics thereof
- floridness — The quality of being florid.
- florissant — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- floristics — the study of the distribution, number, types, and relationships of plant species in an area or areas.
- flos ferri — a variety of aragonite that is deposited from hot springs in the form of a white branching mass
- flosculous — (botany) Consisting of many gamopetalous florets.