10-letter words containing p, o, f
- foreperson — a foreman or forewoman.
- foretopman — a member of a ship's crew stationed on the foretop.
- foretopmen — Plural form of foretopman.
- fort payne — a town in NE Alabama.
- fortepiano — a piano of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with greater clarity but less volume, resonance, and dynamic range than a modern grand, revived in the late 20th century for the performance of the music of its period.
- fortypenny — being 5 inches (13 cm) long: a fortypenny nail. Symbol: 40d.
- found poem — a composition made by combining fragments of such printed material as newspapers, signs, or menus, and rearranging them into the form of a poem.
- fourposter — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- french pox — (in historical use) syphilis.
- froghopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- frown upon — If something is frowned upon or is frowned on people disapprove of it.
- fruit drop — the premature shedding of fruit from a tree before fully ripe
- fruit shop — a shop that sells a variety of edible fruits
- full-power — (of a radio station) able to broadcast up to 100 miles (166 km) under clear atmospheric conditions.
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- high-proof — containing a high percentage of alcohol: high-proof spirits.
- hippogriff — a fabulous creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- infosphere — electronic communication and networking as a whole
- infraposed — placed beneath
- ipso facto — by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- 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.
- leafhopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- mallowpuff — a white marshmallow on a biscuit base and covered with chocolate
- minifloppy — Alternative spelling of mini-floppy.
- misperform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- mothproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mothproof.
- muffin top — a crisp, flat muffin that resembles the top portion of a typical muffin.
- 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.
- noiseproof — soundproof.
- non-profit — A non-profit organization is one which is not run with the aim of making a profit.
- nonprofits — Plural form of nonprofit.
- obpyriform — inversely pear-shaped; pear-shaped with the narrow end at the base.
- of a piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- off-campus — located or available outside a campus.
- off-pricer — a seller of off-price merchandise.
- offputting — (uncommon) Alternative form of off-putting.
- offsprings — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- on pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- oojamaflip — a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten
- open field — any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.