10-letter words containing i, f, s, a
- fortransit — (language) Fortran Internal Translator. A subset of Fortran translated into IT on the IBM 650. It was in use in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Compilation took place in several steps (using punched cards as the only input/output media). FORTRANSIT was converted to IT Internal Translator which was converted into SOAP and thence to machine code. In the SOAP -> machine code step, the user had to include card decks for all the subroutines used in his FORTRANSIT program (including e.g. square root, sine, and even basic floating point routines).
- foxe basin — an ocean passage in Nunavut Territory, Canada, connected with Hudson Bay by the Foxe Channel.
- framboesia — yaws.
- frameshift — the addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides in a strand of DNA, which shifts the codon triplets of the genetic code of messenger RNA and causes a misreading during translation, resulting in an aberrant protein and therefore a mutation.
- franchisal — Pertaining to franchises.
- franchised — Simple past tense and past participle of franchise.
- franchisee — a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
- franchiser — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- franchises — Plural form of franchise.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- francis ii — Francis I (def 2).
- franciscan — of or relating to St. Francis or the Franciscans.
- franz lisp — (language) A MacLisp-like dialect of Lisp, developed primarily for work in symbolic algebra by R. Fateman et al at Ucb in about 1980. It was named after the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Franz Lisp was written in C and includes a compiler called "Liszt". Version: Opus 38.22. Liszt 8.08.
- fraternise — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternism — (obsolete) fraternization.
- freakiness — freakish.
- freakishly — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- freeganism — a person who buys as little as possible and makes use of recycled or discarded goods and materials, in an effort to reduce waste and limit environmental impact.
- freshmanic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: freshmanic enthusiasm.
- fricasseed — meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
- fricassees — Plural form of fricassee.
- fricatives — Plural form of fricative.
- frugalista — (informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- fruitcakes — Plural form of fruitcake.
- fulminates — Plural form of fulminate.
- fumigators — Plural form of fumigator.
- fund-raise — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- fundraised — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- fundraiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fungistats — Plural form of fungistat.
- funiculars — Plural form of funicular.
- furanoside — any glycoside compound in the furanose form
- fusilladed — Simple past tense and past participle of fusillade.
- fusillades — Plural form of fusillade.
- fustianist — a person who uses pompous or bombastic language
- fustianize — to use pompous or bombastic language
- fustigated — Simple past tense and past participle of fustigate.
- fustinella — a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.
- gas fitter — a person who installs gas pipes and apparatus in buildings.
- gearshifts — Plural form of gearshift.
- goatfishes — Plural form of goatfish.
- graffitist — plural of graffito.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- guitarfish — any sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, of warm seas, resembling a guitar in shape.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-smile — a smile that is uncertain or short-lived
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hardfisted — mean or miserly
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.