10-letter words containing f, o
- firethorns — Plural form of firethorn.
- first born — Someone's first born is their first child.
- first down — the first of four consecutive plays during which an offensive team must advance the ball at least ten yards to retain possession of it.
- first form — the first class that children go into at school
- first lord — the head of a board commissioned to perform the duties of a high office of state: First Lord of the Admiralty.
- first post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- first-born — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- first-come — arranged, considered, or done in order of application or arrival, as for purposes of service: orders filled on a first-come basis.
- first-foot — the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day.
- firstcomer — a person who arrives first or among the first.
- fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
- fish joint — a connection formed by fishplates at the meeting point of two rails, beams, etc, as on a railway
- 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).
- fizzle out — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- 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.
- flake tool — a Paleolithic or later stone tool made from a flake struck from a larger core.
- flakeboard — a form of particle board.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flameproof — resisting the effect of flames; not readily ignited or burned by flames.
- flamingoes — Plural form of flamingo.
- flammarion — (Nicolas) Camille [nee-kaw-lah ka-mee-yuh] /ni kɔˈlɑ kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1842–1925, French astronomer and author.
- flanconade — in fencing, a thrust in the side
- flapdoodle — nonsense; bosh.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- 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.
- flat broke — having no money
- flat-woven — (of a carpet) woven without pile
- flatfooted — having flatfeet.
- 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.
- flavourful — British standard spelling of flavorful.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume