10-letter words containing l, o, e, f
- gold fever — greed and excitement caused by a gold rush.
- gold field — an area or district where gold is mined.
- goldfields — any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.
- goldfishes — Plural form of goldfish.
- goodfellow — a cheerful companion
- gooseflesh — goose bumps.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- half-dozen — one half of a dozen; six.
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- healthfood — Alternative spelling of health food.
- holofernes — (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.
- home field — A sports team's home field is their own playing field, as opposed to that of other teams.
- horseflesh — the flesh of a horse.
- horseflies — Plural form of horsefly.
- hosts file — (networking) A text file on a networked computer used to associate host names with IP addresses. A hosts file contains lines consisting of whitespace-separated fields giving an IP address followed by list of host names or aliases associated with that address. The name resolution library software can use this file to look up the IP address for a host name. The hosts file is "/etc/hosts" on Unix and "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" or "lmhosts" on Microsoft Windows, In most cases, hosts files have now been almost entirely replaced by DNS, in which distributed servers provide the same information. A hosts file can still be used to override DNS for testing purposes or other special situations.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- house flag — a flag flown by a merchant ship, bearing the emblem of its owners or operators.
- houseflies — Plural form of housefly.
- hoverflies — Plural form of hoverfly.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- ill-formed — badly formed.
- in lieu of — place; stead.
- inferiorly — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- informable — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- john rolfe — John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lake frome — a shallow salt lake in NE South Australia: intermittently filled with water. Length: 100 km (60 miles). Width: 48 km (30 miles)
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- leadfooted — awkward; clumsy.
- leaf coral — any red algae of the species Bossea orbigniana, common as a seaweed along the Pacific coast of the U.S., having calcified, flattened, jointed stems.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- leafhopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafroller — Alternative spelling of leaf roller.
- left arrow — (character) The graphic which the 1963 version of ASCII had in place of the underscore character, ASCII 95.
- leitmotifs — Plural form of leitmotif.
- lemon fish — the cobia.
- let in for — to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected)
- letterform — a sheet of stationery used for letters.
- lie fallow — to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, etc. for a time