10-letter words containing f, r, o
- dorsal fin — the fin or finlike integumentary expansion generally developed on the back of aquatic vertebrates.
- dorsifixed — (botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
- dory skiff — an open boat similar to but smaller than a dory.
- downdrafts — Plural form of downdraft.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- drake foot — a pad foot having the form of three connected lobes.
- dress form — an adjustable dummy used in dressmaking that can be made to conform to a person's figure
- drop forge — a device for forging metal between two dies, one of which is fixed, the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure
- drop front — fall front.
- drop-forge — to form in a drop forge.
- drop-front — designating a desk with a front panel fitted with hinges on its bottom edge so that it can be pivoted forward and down to form a surface for writing
- dropperful — the amount contained in a dropper
- drownproof — to teach (a person) the technique of drownproofing.
- dry fresco — fresco secco.
- dry offset — letterset.
- dry-fresco — the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster. Also called dry fresco, secco. Compare fresco (def 1).
- dumfounder — To dumbfound; to confound.
- dusseldorf — a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Capital: Düsseldorf.
- dwarf door — a door of approximately half normal height, as the lower half of a Dutch door.
- edificator — (rare) One who or that which edifies; an edifier.
- effloresce — to burst into bloom; blossom.
- effortless — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- effraction — a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
- effrontery — shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
- egosurfing — (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- elytriform — having the form of an elytron
- emboliform — Plug-shaped.
- encoffiner — A person whose profession is to prepare the body of a deceased person and place it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
- enforcable — Misspelling of enforceable.
- enforcedly — In a way that is enforced.
- enforcible — Capable of being enforced.
- entry form — customs
- except for — You use except for to introduce the only thing or person that prevents a statement from being completely true.
- exfoliator — An exfoliant.
- eyes front — a command to troops to look ahead
- fabricator — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- facebooker — A person using the social networking website Facebook.
- facinorous — extremely wicked
- factionary — a member of a faction
- factorable — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- factorials — Plural form of factorial.
- factorized — Simple past tense and past participle of factorize.
- factorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of factorize.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- fairground — Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.
- fairyfloss — a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick
- faldistory — a bishop's seat or throne
- fall front — a part of a desk front, hinged at the lower end and opening out to provide a writing surface.
- fall short — not be satisfactory
- fallboards — Plural form of fallboard.