10-letter words containing f, u, r
- dropperful — the amount contained in a dropper
- dumfounder — To dumbfound; to confound.
- dunderfunk — a combination of ship's biscuit and molasses that is baked
- dusseldorf — a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Capital: Düsseldorf.
- duty-frees — goods sold in a duty-free shop
- ear fungus — a smooth, reddish-brown ear-shaped fungus, Otidia smithii, abundant in North America.
- effigurate — having a definite shape or form
- effleurage — a delicate stroking motion in massage.
- egosurfing — (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- emulsifier — A substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
- enfleurage — The extraction of essential oils and perfumes from flowers using odorless animal or vegetable fats.
- face guard — a guard used to protect a player's face
- facinorous — extremely wicked
- 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.
- faith cure — a method of attempting to cure disease by prayer and religious faith.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fall under — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- farborough — an under constable of a township
- farmhouses — Plural form of farmhouse.
- fart about — to behave foolishly or aimlessly
- fascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- fault tree — a diagram providing a model of the interactions between the components of a system when a failure occurs
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- favourless — without favour, unfortunate
- fearnaught — A fearless person.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- feathercut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- featurette — (film) A relatively short feature film.
- febrifugal — of or acting as a febrifuge.
- febrifuges — Plural form of febrifuge.
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- ferret out — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- ferrofluid — A fluid containing a magnetic suspension.
- ferruginol — (organic compound) A diterpene of the abietane chemical class that has been isolated from the needles of the redwood Sequoia sempervirens.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
- feverously — feverish.
- fibrillous — composed of small fibres
- fifty-four — a cardinal number, 50 plus 4.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- figurehead — a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.
- figurework — work with figures or numbers
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- filter out — ignore