10-letter words containing r, a, i, f
- sans serif — a style of monotonal type without serifs.
- sans-serif — a style of monotonal type without serifs.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- satisfiers — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- scarf-ring — a ring which holds a scarf in place
- scarf-skin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarifying — critical
- seferiades — Giorgos Stylianou [yawr-gaws stee-lyah-noo] /ˈyɔr gɔs ˌsti lyɑˈnu/ (Show IPA), (Giorgos Seferis) 1900–71, Greek poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1963.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
- skin graft — skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.
- smithcraft — the work or craft of a smith
- smyrna fig — a variety of the common fig, Ficus carica, that requires caprification in order to produce fruit.
- squamiform — shaped like a scale.
- staffrider — a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stand firm — be resolute
- standfirst — an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, that summarizes the article
- star fruit — carambola (def 2).
- star-fruit — carambola (def 2).
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- start life — If something starts life or begins life as a particular thing, it is that thing when it first starts to exist.
- stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- stratiform — Geology. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata.
- strip farm — a tract of land where strip cropping is done.
- suffragist — an advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage, especially to women.
- t-bar lift — a ski lift having an upside-down T -shaped bar against which two skiers may lean while being pulled uphill.
- tax relief — finance: reduction
- thalliform — resembling a thallus
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- time draft — a draft payable within a specified number of days after it is presented.
- time frame — a period of time during which something has taken or will take place: We're talking about a time frame of five minutes for the president's visit.
- trade fair — exhibition by a particular industry
- trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- trafficker — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- trash fish — a fish traditionally sold only for animal feed or manufactured products.
- trifarious — facing in three different directions
- triffidian — resembling a triffid
- trifoliate — having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
- trifurcate — to divide into three forks or branches.
- ultrafiche — a form of microfiche with the images greatly reduced in size, generally by a factor of 100 or more.
- ultramafic — ultrabasic.
- unaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- unfairness — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unfamiliar — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- unfavoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- unfavorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- unpaid-for — not paid for.
- unratified — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.