10-letter words containing o, n, e, f
- funeration — (obsolete) the act of burying with funeral rites.
- funnelform — shaped like a funnel, as the corolla of the morning-glory; infundibuliform.
- funny bone — the part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes by the internal condyle of the humerus, which when struck causes a peculiar, tingling sensation in the arm and hand; crazy bone.
- furanoside — any glycoside compound in the furanose form
- fusionless — without fusion
- gentlefolk — persons of good family and breeding.
- get off on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on for — to approach (a time, amount, age, etc.)
- gift token — a piece of paper to a specified value, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods (such as books, DVDs, toiletries, etc) in a shop
- glance off — If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
- godfearing — Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
- green roof — a roof covered with vegetation, designed for its aesthetic value and to optimize energy conservation
- griffonage — (rare) Careless handwriting; A crude or illegible scrawl.
- groundfire — small arms fire directed against aircraft from the ground.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- half-dozen — one half of a dozen; six.
- harden off — to accustom (a cultivated plant) or (of such a plant) to become accustomed to outdoor conditions by repeated exposure
- henceforth — from now on; from this point forward.
- henry ford — Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- holofernes — (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.
- home front — the civilian sector of a nation at war when its armed forces are in combat abroad.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- housefront — the façade of a house
- igniferous — (rare) Producing fire.
- in case of — as a precaution against
- in face of — despite
- in fear of — If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it.
- in lieu of — place; stead.
- in need of — If you are in need of something, you need it or ought to have it.
- in view of — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- infamonise — to defame, to brand with infamy
- infamonize — to make infamous
- 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.
- 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.
- infosphere — electronic communication and networking as a whole
- infraorder — A taxonomic category that ranks below a suborder.
- infraposed — placed beneath
- inshore of — nearer than (something else) to the shore
- 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.
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- 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.
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- knifepoint — the sharp tip of a knife.