10-letter words containing h, a, f, l
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashbacks — Plural form of flashback.
- flashboard — a board, or one of a series of boards, as on a milldam, used to increase the depth of the impounded water.
- flashbulbs — Plural form of flashbulb.
- flashcards — Plural form of flashcard.
- flashflood — Alternative spelling of flash flood.
- flashiness — The quality of being flashy.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- 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 light — even front lighting of a subject, producing little contrast, no shadows, and no modeling.
- 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.
- flat white — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.
- flat-share — the state of living in a flat where each occupant shares the facilities and expenses
- flaunching — The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
- fleahopper — either of two varieties of small, jumping insects which feed on crops and garden plants. The two main varieties are the garden fleahopper Halticus bractatus and the cotton fleahopper Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
- flesh meat — the meat of birds or of animals other than fish, clams, etc., used as food
- flight bag — a lightweight shoulder bag designed for carrying sundries aboard an aircraft.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flowerhead — (botany) A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.
- fluid head — The fluid head is the pressure which is measured by the height to which fluid that is being pumped can be raised by the pressure.
- flushboard — Alternative form of flashboard.
- flycatcher — any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
- foodaholic — a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.
- franchisal — Pertaining to franchises.
- freakishly — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- fresh gale — a wind of 39–46 miles per hour (17–33 m/sec). Compare gale1 (def 2).
- ghastfully — in a ghastful manner
- hackle fly — an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.
- half board — demi-pension (def 1).
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half eagle — a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.
- half frame — a photograph taking up half the normal area of a frame on a particular film, taken esp on 35-millimetre film
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- half shell — either of the halves of a double-shelled creature, as of an oyster, clam, or other bivalve mollusk.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- half story — a usable living space within a sloping roof, usually having dormer windows for lighting.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- half title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-alive — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- half-arsed — incompetent; inept; badly organized
- half-assed — insufficient or haphazard; not fully planned or developed.
- half-awake — waking; not sleeping.