10-letter words containing p, f
- dope fiend — a drug addict.
- drop forge — a device for forging metal between two dies, one of which is fixed, the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure
- drop front — fall front.
- drop-forge — to form in a drop forge.
- drop-front — designating a desk with a front panel fitted with hinges on its bottom edge so that it can be pivoted forward and down to form a surface for writing
- dropperful — the amount contained in a dropper
- drownproof — to teach (a person) the technique of drownproofing.
- epic fail! — you have been unsuccessful!
- except for — You use except for to introduce the only thing or person that prevents a statement from being completely true.
- exemplifie — Obsolete form of exemplify.
- f & am — Free and Accepted Masons
- f & ws — Fish and Wildlife Service
- face up to — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- face-plant — to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding
- faceplates — Plural form of faceplate.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- fairy lamp — a lamp using a candle as the source of illumination, usually constructed of glass or ceramic material, set on a metal base, and having a fabric shade.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fall apart — physically: into pieces
- false pond — a mirage.
- false step — a stumble.
- fan-shaped — shaped like a fan
- fanny pack — a small zippered pouch suspended from a belt around the waist.
- fast pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched at a high speed with an underhand motion
- fathership — The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- fee simple — a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee.
- fee-paying — charging for service
- feel up to — to perceive or examine by touch.
- fellowship — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fence post — stake or picket of a fence
- fenoprofen — a white crystalline powder, C 30 H 26 CaO 6 , used as an antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- fepped out — (jargon) /fept owt/ The Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine has a Front-End Processor (FEP). When the main processor gets wedged, the FEP takes control of the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have "fepped out" or "dropped into the fep".
- ferrotypes — Plural form of ferrotype.
- ferry port — a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ferries
- fess point — the central point of an escutcheon.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fetoscopes — Plural form of fetoscope.
- fiberoptic — of or relating to instruments utilizing fiber optics.
- fiberscope — an optical instrument consisting of a fiber bundle with an objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other, for viewing objects not accessible to direct viewing.
- fibrescope — (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas.
- field crop — any of the herbaceous plants grown on a large scale in cultivated fields: primarily a grain, forage, sugar, oil, or fiber crop.
- field stop — the aperture that limits the field of view of a lens or system of lenses.
- field trip — a trip by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, factory, geological area, or environment of certain plants and animals.
- fieldpiece — A mobile artillery piece, i.e. gun or howitzer, for use in the field.
- fieldstrip — To disassemble a weapon for cleaning, oiling or repair.
- fiftypenny — noting a nail 5½ inches (14 cm) long. Abbreviation: 50d.
- filler cap — a device sealing the filling pipe to the petrol tank in a motor vehicle
- film speed — speed (def 5a).