10-letter words containing f, r, y
- mercifully — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- metrifying — Present participle of metrify.
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- mortifying — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- mournfully — In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
- myofibrils — Plural form of myofibril.
- myriadfold — infinite; innumerable
- mytiliform — shaped like a mussel
- nitrifying — Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil.
- o'flaherty — Liam [lee-uh m] /ˈli əm/ (Show IPA), 1896–1984, Irish novelist.
- obpyriform — inversely pear-shaped; pear-shaped with the narrow end at the base.
- over-fussy — excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
- overfondly — with excessive affection
- overfreely — in an excessively forward, free or liberal manner
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- party food — food that is served at parties; snacks
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- petrifying — stunning or dazing with horror, fear, etc
- powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
- pre-notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- preferably — more desirable.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- presignify — to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.
- prespecify — to specify in advance
- pridefully — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- profoundly — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- profundity — the quality or state of being profound; depth.
- 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
- puppy farm — an establishment, often with poor conditions for housing the animals, where puppies are bred for profit
- 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.
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- refit yard — a yard where ships are made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying
- refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- reidentify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- resolidify — to (cause to) become solid again
- rightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- robber fly — any of numerous swift-flying, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects.
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- royal fern — a coarse fern, Osmunda regalis, having tall, upright fronds.
- royal fizz — a beverage consisting of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and an egg.
- rue family — the plant family Rutaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple or compound aromatic leaves, fragrant flowers, and fruit in a variety of forms, and including the citruses, the gas plant, Hercules'-club, and rue.
- saccharify — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- safety car — life car.
- scarifying — critical
- scornfully — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.