10-letter words containing r, s, f
- qualifiers — Plural form of qualifier.
- quasi-free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- queer fish — strange person
- quiverfuls — Plural form of quiverful.
- rabbitfish — a puffer, Lagocephalus laevigatus.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rafsanjani — Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi, born 1935, president of Iran 1989–97.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- ras tafari — (Ras Tafari) 1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.
- reafforest — to replant (an area that was formerly forested)
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- red fescue — a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.
- redshifted — (of radiation) having undergone a redshift.
- refinisher — a person who professionally refinishes or restores buildings or antique furniture
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- refugeeism — a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
- refuse bin — a bin for the disposal of rubbish and waste
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- reliefless — lacking or deprived of relief
- remanifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- remorseful — full of remorse.
- resolidify — to (cause to) become solid again
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- resurfaced — to give a new surface to.
- resurfacer — a machine or tool used for resurfacing
- retransfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- ribbonfish — any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- rift-sawed — (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.
- rijsttafel — an Indonesian meal consisting of rice served with a large array of small dishes of meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and condiments.
- ring false — to give the impression of being false
- ring flash — a type of electronic flash in which the light source is arranged in a ring around the lens in order to produce a light without shadows
- river fish — a freshwater fish
- roast beef — cow's meat cooked in oven
- rock falls — a city in NW Illinois.
- rodfishing — angling or fishing using a fishing rod
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- rose fever — a form of hay fever caused by the inhalation of rose pollen, characterized by nasal discharge and lacrimation.
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- rough fish — any fish that is not valued as a sport fish or considered a significant source of food by sport fishers.
- rudderfish — any of various fishes having the habit of following behind ships, as a pilot fish.
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- ruffianism — conduct befitting a ruffian.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- saccharify — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- sacrificed — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- sacrificer — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours