10-letter words containing o, f, a, l
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- flushboard — Alternative form of flashboard.
- foam glass — cellular glass made by fusing powdered glass with carbon particles or other gas-generating material, used chiefly for industrial purposes.
- foamflower — a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.
- focal area — (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has exerted influence on the dialects of surrounding areas, as reflected in a set of isoglosses more or less concentrically surrounding it.
- focalizing — Present participle of focalize.
- fog signal — any of various types of signal used as a warning by vessels navigating in fog or mist.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- foliaceous — of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
- folic acid — a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia.
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- folk magic — any attempt to practice charms, spells, etc., to control events or people.
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- follically — Alternative spelling of follicly.
- follicular — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- followable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- folsom man — a Paleo-Indian of the Folsom tradition.
- fontanelle — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- fontinalis — a type of aquatic moss
- food value — The food value of a particular food is a measure of how good it is for you, based on its level of vitamins, minerals, or calories.
- foodaholic — a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.
- fool along — to move or proceed in a leisurely way
- fool's cap — a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.
- foot fault — a fault consisting in the failure of the server to keep both feet behind the base line until the ball is hit or to keep at least one foot on the ground while hitting the ball.
- foot valve — a nonreturn valve at the inlet end of a pipe
- footballer — a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
- footcandle — Alt form foot candle.
- footplates — Plural form of footplate.
- footstalls — Plural form of footstall.
- force play — a situation in which a base runner is forced to advance to a base or to home plate as a result of the batter becoming a base runner or to make room for another base runner.
- fore plane — a plane, intermediate in size between a jack plane and a jointer plane, used for preliminary smoothing.
- forecastle — a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
- foregleams — Plural form of foregleam.
- foreladies — Plural form of forelady.
- foresaddle — the forepart of a saddle of veal, mutton, lamb, or venison.
- forestalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forestall.
- forestland — land containing or covered with forests.
- forgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- forgivably — In a forgivable way.
- forinsecal — foreign
- form class — a class of words or forms in a given language that have one or more grammatical features in common, as, in Latin, all masculine nouns in the nominative singular, all masculine singular nouns, all masculine nouns, or all nouns.
- formalised — Simple past tense and past participle of formalise.
- formaliter — formally
- formalized — Simple past tense and past participle of formalize.
- formalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formalize.
- formalness — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- formalwear — clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
- formidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formidably — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.