10-letter words containing o, f, t, i
- horsethief — Alternative spelling of horse thief.
- 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.
- hotfoot it — a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
- infanthood — Infancy.
- infarction — the formation of an infarct.
- infections — Plural form of infection.
- infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infixation — (morphology) Word-formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
- inflations — Plural form of inflation.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- infliction — the act of inflicting.
- informants — Plural form of informant.
- informatic — Of or pertaining to information science, the processing of information.
- infraction — breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
- instead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- interferon — Biochemistry. any of various proteins, produced by virus-infected cells, that inhibit reproduction of the invading virus and induce resistance to further infection.
- ipso facto — by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- john firth — John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- knifepoint — the sharp tip of a knife.
- latifundio — a great estate of Latin America or Spain.
- leitmotifs — Plural form of leitmotif.
- let in for — to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected)
- life float — a ring-shaped float of balsa wood or metal tubing, having a grating or network at the center, for rescuing a number of survivors from a foundered vessel.
- life story — an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life
- lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
- little fox — the constellation Vulpecula.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- manifestos — Plural form of manifesto.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- met office — (in Britain) a national weather-forecasting service
- milk float — a motor vehicle, usually battery powered, in which bottles or cartons of milk and other dairy products are delivered to homes by a daily or regular route.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- mistflower — a North American composite plant, Eupatorium coelestinum, having heads of blue flowers.
- modificate — (obsolete) To qualify.
- mortifying — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- mount fuji — an extinct volcano in central Japan, in S central Honshu: the highest mountain in Japan, famous for its symmetrical snow-capped cone. Height: 3776 m (12 388 ft)
- muffin top — a crisp, flat muffin that resembles the top portion of a typical muffin.
- multiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by many single, relatively small flowers, as certain kinds of petunias or roses.
- multifocal — having several focuses.
- multifoils — Plural form of multifoil.
- muttonfish — ocean pout.
- mytiliform — shaped like a mussel
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- net profit — the actual profit made on a business transaction, sale, etc., or during a specific period of business activity, after deducting all costs from gross receipts.
- nitrofuran — A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.
- non-finite — A non-finite clause is a clause which is based on an infinitive or a participle and has no tense. Compare finite.