10-letter words containing f, u
- 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.
- fettuccine — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- feudalized — Simple past tense and past participle of feudalize.
- feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- feverously — feverish.
- fibrillous — composed of small fibres
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fiducially — accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.
- fieldmouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- 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.
- filopodium — a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
- filter out — ignore
- fimicolous — of or relating to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement.
- find fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- fire truck — fire engine.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- firstfruit — Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest.
- fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fish queue — (humour) (By analogy with FIFO - first-in, first-out) first in, still here. A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has stopped dead. Also "FISH mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fishburger — A burger made with fish instead of beef.
- fissurella — (zoology) Any of the genus Fissurella of marine gastropod mollusks.
- fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- fixed menu — a menu which does not change
- 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
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flashbulbs — Plural form of flashbulb.
- flat thunk — (programming) A software mechanism that allows a Win32 application to load and call a 16-bit DLL, or a 16-bit application to load and call a Win32 DLL. See also generic thunk, universal thunk.