10-letter words containing i, f, y
- officialty — the office, jurisdiction, or charge of an official
- outqualify — (sports) To qualify in a higher position than another.
- oxysulfide — a sulfide in which part of the sulfur is replaced by oxygen.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- petrifying — stunning or dazing with horror, fear, etc
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- polyolefin — any of a group of thermoplastic, stiff, light, and hard polymers obtained from the polymerization of simple olefins like propylene, used for injection molding, mostly in the automotive and appliance industries.
- pre-notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- 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.
- profundity — the quality or state of being profound; depth.
- qualifying — Present participle of qualify.
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- refit yard — a yard where ships are made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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 pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- scarifying — critical
- scoffingly — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- self-unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- signifying — sounding1 (def 4)
- sixty-five — a cardinal number, 60 plus 5.
- sixty-four — a cardinal number, 60 plus 4.
- skillfully — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- skysurfing — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- smyrna fig — a variety of the common fig, Ficus carica, that requires caprification in order to produce fruit.
- sniffingly — with a sniff
- sniffishly — in a sniffy or disdainful manner
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- stiflingly — suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.
- stupefying — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- subjectify — to make subjective.
- sulfanilyl — containing the sulfanilyl group.
- tea family — the plant family Theaceae, characterized by shrubs and trees having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers, and capsular, berrylike, or dry fruit, and including the camellia, franklinia, and tea.
- terrifying — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.