10-letter words containing r, o, f
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- cash offer — a public equity issue sold to everyone who is interested in it
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cefuroxime — (pharmaceutical drug) A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- centerfold — A centerfold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
- centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- ceroferary — Candleholder (especially for a large, church candle).
- cfortran.h — (library) A transparent, machine independent interface between C and Fortran routines and global data, developed by Burkhard Burow at CERN. It provides macros which allow the C preprocessor to translate a simple description of a C (Fortran) routine or global data into a Fortran (C) interface. Version 2.6 runs on VAX/VMS/Ultrix, DECstation, Silicon Graphics, IBM RS/6000, Sun, Cray, Apollo, HP9000, LynxOS, f2c, NAG f90. cfortran.h was reviewed in RS/Magazine November 1992 and a user's experiences with cfortran.h are described in the Jan 93 issue of Computers in Physics.
- charge off — to treat or regard as a loss
- charge-off — a write-off, especially of a bad loan by a bank.
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chifferobe — a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chifforobe — an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- chloroform — Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.
- choir loft — a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clark fork — river flowing from W Mont. northwest into Pend Oreille Lake in N Ida.: c. 300 mi (483 km)
- clay flour — dried and pulverized clay.
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- cloverleaf — A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- co-founder — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- cockchafer — any of various Old World scarabaeid beetles, esp Melolontha melolontha of Europe, whose larvae feed on crops and grasses
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- coffee bar — A coffee bar is a small café where non-alcoholic drinks and snacks are sold.
- coffeeroom — A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cofounders — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- coiffurist — a person who styles hair, especially for women.
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- cold front — the boundary line between a warm air mass and the cold air pushing it from beneath and behind as it moves
- colorfield — of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture.
- colorfully — abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.
- colourfast — A fabric that is colourfast has a colour that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- colourfull — Archaic form of colourful.
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
- comforters — Plural form of comforter.
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.